SOLUTION: What is an equivalent equation for 3/5x=4/9y? The answer is supposed to be written in a form like x=somethingx

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Question 963332: What is an equivalent equation for 3/5x=4/9y?
The answer is supposed to be written in a form like x=somethingx
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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an equivalent equation for 3/5x=4/9y
Assume it's
3%2F5x = 4%2F9y
multiply both sides by 45, cancel the denominators, and you have
9(3x) = 5(4y)
27x = 20y
Put in slope/intercept form
20y = 27x
divide both sides by 20
y = 27%2F20x