document.write( "Question 651498: the product of two numbers is 30. if one of the numbers i four fifths, what is the other number?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #407704 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! the product of two numbers is 30. if one of the numbers i four fifths, what is the other number? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let x = the other number \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides by 5 \n" ); document.write( "4x = 150 \n" ); document.write( "x = 150/4 \n" ); document.write( "x = 37 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check this using decimal values, x = 37.5 and 4/5 = .8 \n" ); document.write( ".8 * 37.5 = 30 \n" ); document.write( " |