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let x be the number
\n" ); document.write( "40/x = 8
\n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides of the equation by x to get:
\n" ); document.write( "40 = 8x
\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by 8 to get:
\n" ); document.write( "40/8 = x
\n" ); document.write( "solve for x to get:
\n" ); document.write( "x = 5
\n" ); document.write( "40/5 = 8
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