SOLUTION: solve for x: 4/x=1/5

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Question 252977: solve for x: 4/x=1/5
Answer by Greenfinch(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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4/x = 1/5
Multiply by x on each side
4 = x/5
multiply by 5 on both sides
20 = x