document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=193082>Question 193082</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the task is 3/7 = 2/x-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i solved as follows: 0=(2/x-4)/(3/7) = 2/(x-4)*(7/3) now the result would be 14/3x-12 but I know that this is the wrong answer... where is my mistake? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "i solved as follows: 0=(2/x-4)/(3/7) = 2/(x-4)*(7/3) now the result would be 14/3x-12 but I know that this is the wrong answer... where is my mistake?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You divided by (3/7), which makes it = 1, not zero.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/7 = 2/x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*(x-4) = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-12 = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 26/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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