SOLUTION: the product of two numbers is 30. if one of the numbers i four fifths, what is the other number?

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Question 651498: the product of two numbers is 30. if one of the numbers i four fifths, what is the other number?
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the product of two numbers is 30. if one of the numbers i four fifths, what is the other number?
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Let x = the other number
4%2F5x = 30
multiply both sides by 5
4x = 150
x = 150/4
x = 371%2F2
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Check this using decimal values, x = 37.5 and 4/5 = .8
.8 * 37.5 = 30