SOLUTION: "How do you solve the following: 1 3/4 / 3 3/8 = 1/3 / x"

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Question 433581: "How do you solve the following: 1 3/4 / 3 3/8 = 1/3 / x"

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solve the following: 1 3/4 / 3 3/8 = 1/3 / x
Convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions
=
Cross multiply
x =
x =
Multiply both sides by 24
6(7x) = 27
42x = 27
x =
reduces to
x =

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