document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=414238>Question 414238</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> twelve times the reciprocal of a number is equal to 8 times the reciprocal of 6. find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "12(1/x) = 8(1/6) {twelve times reciprocal of number = 8 times reciprocal of 6}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12/x = 4/3 {cancelled and multiplied}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is a proportion, next cross-multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 36 {cross-multiplied}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9 {divided both sides by 4}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9 is the number<BR>\n" );
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