SOLUTION: Eight times the reciprocal of a number equals four times the reciprocal of 2 find the number

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Question 1059301: Eight times the reciprocal of a number equals four times the reciprocal of 2 find the number
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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8(1/x)=4(1/2)
8/x=4/2
8/x=2
8=2x
8/2=x
4=x
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check
8(1/4)=4(1/2)
2=2