document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=562135>Question 562135</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello. I'm a parent trying to help her 6th grade student. How do you solve 9/6 = h/14? 6 doesn't go into 14 evenly so do I need to reduce it to 3/2 and then 3/2 = 21/14? 2 goes into 14 seven times so I multiplied 7 x 3 and got 21. Probably didn't do it right. Please help me refresh my memory. Thanks! Beth </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "9/6 = h/14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The best way to solve this equation is first cross multiply then solve for the unknown:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6h=9*14=126<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=126/6=21<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could reduce 9/6 to 3/2 first and work with smaller numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/2 = h/14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2h=42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you got it right anyway </SPAN>\n" );
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