SOLUTION: find the missing fraction in simplest terms 3/4 x ?/? = 21/32

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Question 610260: find the missing fraction in simplest terms 3/4 x ?/? = 21/32
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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(3x)/(4y) = 21/32

3x = 21 ----> x = 7

4y = 32 ----> y = 8

So the missing fraction is 7/8
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