document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=465285>Question 465285</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If x, y, and z are non-zero integers, x = 14/z and yz= 7, then x/y =\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) 0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E) 16 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #318847 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=318847\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x = \frac{14}{z}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose we multiply yz by 14/z and 7 by x. This will produce an equality since we are multiplying equal amounts (14/z and x) together. Hence,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 14y = 7x \Rightarrow \frac{x}{y} = \frac{14}{7} = 2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way you could solve it is simply plug in a random value for z (e.g. z = 1), find x and y, then evaluate x/y. This often works on standardized tests like the SAT but rarely anywhere else. </SPAN>\n" );
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