document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=34439>Question 34439</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0757518702/algebrahomeworkh>Modern Mathematics for Elementary Educators</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find a fraction equivalent to 1/2 such that the product of the numerator and the denominator is 72. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x/(72/x) = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x^2 = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x = +6 or x = -6 </SPAN>\n" );
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