SOLUTION: how do you do3/4z=12 explain how to do it

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Question 278074: how do you do3/4z=12 explain how to do it
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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how do you do3/4z=12 explain how to do it
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You want to know the value of "Z".
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In your problem z is multiplied by (3/4)
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You need to multiply 3/4 by 4/3 to get z isolated:
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But the equality sign means you also have to multiply the right
side by 4/3.
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(4/3)(3/4)z = (4/3)12
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Then:
z = (4/3)12
Multiplying you get:
z = 16
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Cheers,
Stan H.