SOLUTION: how do I solve problems like this 8/3x=4/5

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Question 698140: how do I solve problems like this
8/3x=4/5
Found 2 solutions by Stitch, unlockmath:
Answer by Stitch(470) About Me  (Show Source):
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Given:8%2F%283X%29+=+4%2F5
You shold multiply through to remove the denominators
Multiply both sides by 5
40%2F%283X%29+=+4
Multiply both sides by 3X
40+=+12X
Divide both sides by 12
highlight%283.333333+=+X%29
X = 3.33333 or 3 1/3

Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
For this one 8/3x=4/5:
Multiply both sides by 3/8 to get:
x=12/40 reduced to:
x=3/10
Make sense?
RJ
www.math-unlock.com
(note: I'm assuming the above is written in your book as:
(8/3)x=4/5. If x is in the denominator then we'll have a different answer.)