SOLUTION: The product of two numbers is 20. If one of the numbers is 8/12 what is the other?
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Question 1060799: The product of two numbers is 20. If one of the numbers is 8/12 what is the other?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8/12=2/3
(2/3)x=20, if the other number is x
x=20*(3/2), since multiplying by 3/2 cancels out the 2/3 on the left.
x=30 ANSWER
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