SOLUTION: please help me to Find the value for (x) which make the fractions equal: {{{6/(a+7)=x/((a+7)(a-1))}}} (my incorrect answer was a=1512, with my work being 36a*42 = 1512)

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Question 544574: please help me to Find the value for (x) which make the fractions equal:
6%2F%28a%2B7%29=x%2F%28%28a%2B7%29%28a-1%29%29
(my incorrect answer was a=1512, with my work being 36a*42 = 1512)
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6%2F%28a%2B7%29=x%2F%28%28a%2B7%29%28a-1%29%29
welll just looking at it you need 6%28a-1%29
Ill put it in place of x to show you
6%2F%28a%2B7%29=6%28a-1%29%2F%28%28a%2B7%29%28a-1%29%29
6%2F%28a%2B7%29=6cross%28a-1%29%2F%28%28a%2B7%29cross%28a-1%29%29
6%2F%28a%2B7%29=6%2F%28a%2B7%29