SOLUTION: 12 1 __ = _ 3.60 ?

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Question 895713: 12 1
__ = _
3.60 ?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39799) About Me  (Show Source):
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The text should be this way:
12/3.60=1/Q

The question mark will not permit rendering so I replaced it with Q.

The triple brace left and right tags will make the proportion,
12%2F3.60=1%2FQ

Their reciprocals are equal.
3.60%2F12=Q%2F1=Q

Q=3.60%2F12=36%2A%280.1%29%2F12=0.3

highlight%28Q=0.3%29

Answer by MathTherapy(10810) About Me  (Show Source):
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12 1
__ = _
3.60 ?


Let number being sought, be N

Then we have: 12%2F3.6+=+1%2FN

12N = 3.6 ------ Cross-multiplying

N, or number = 3.6%2F12, or highlight_green%280.3%29