SOLUTION: how do you solve 3/4x =2 1/3?

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Question 891972: how do you solve 3/4x =2 1/3?
Answer by LinnW(1048) About Me  (Show Source):
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3%2F4x+=2+1%2F3
Start with converting 2 1/3
3%2F4x+=+9%2F3
Since we have fractions with denominators of 3 and 4,
if we multiply each side by 12 we can do away
with the fractions
12%283%2F4x%29+=+12%289%2F3%29
9x = 36
divide each side by 9
x = 4