SOLUTION: 3 5/8 divied by n = 4 5/6...what does n equal

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Question 690274: 3 5/8 divied by n = 4 5/6...what does n equal
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Convert to improper fractions
3 5%2F8 is 8*3=24, 24+5=29, so 29%2F8
4 5%2F6 is 6*4=24, 24+5=29, so 29%2F6
%2829%2F8%29%2Fn+=+%2829%2F6%29
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%2829%2F8%29%281%2Fn%29=%2829%2F6%29
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%2829%2F%288n%29%29=%2829%2F6%29
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Cross Multiply
6(29) = 8n(29)
174 = 232n
n = 174%2F232+=+highlight_green%283%2F4%29
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