SOLUTION: THE PRODUCT OF 8/11 AND A NUMBER IS 11/3; WHAT IS THE OTHER NUMBER?

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Question 74339: THE PRODUCT OF 8/11 AND A NUMBER IS 11/3; WHAT IS THE OTHER NUMBER?
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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8/11*X=11/3 CROSS MULTIPLY THUS:
24X=121
X=121/24
X=5 1/24
PROOF
8/11*121/24=11/3
8*121/11*24=11/3
968/264=11/3 CROSS MULTIPLY
2904=2904