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
%287%2F4%29%2F%2827%2F8%29 = %281%2F3%29%2Fx
Cross multiply
7%2F4x = %2827%2F8%29%2A%281%2F3%29
7%2F4x = 27%2F24
Multiply both sides by 24
6(7x) = 27
42x = 27
x = 27%2F42
reduces to
x = 9%2F14