SOLUTION: 25/75 = 1/x

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Question 97322: 25/75 = 1/x
Answer by jim_thompson5910(21685) About Me  (Show Source):
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25%2F75=1%2Fx Start with the given ratio


%2825%2F75%29%2Ax=1 Multiply both sides by x

25%2Ax=1%2A75 Multiply both sides by 75

25%2Ax=75 Multiply

x=75%2F25 Divide both sides by 25


x=3 Simplify



So our answer is x=3