document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=698140>Question 698140</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do I solve problems like this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8/3x=4/5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "For this one 8/3x=4/5:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by 3/8 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12/40 reduced to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(note: I'm assuming the above is written in your book as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8/3)x=4/5. If x is in the denominator then we'll have a different answer.) </SPAN>\n" );
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