SOLUTION: If 33(a/b)=6, what is the value of 100(b/a)?

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Question 887200: If 33(a/b)=6, what is the value of 100(b/a)?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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33 * (a/b) = 6

what is the value of 100 * (b/a)

take 33 * (a/b) = 6 and multiply both sides of it by (b/a).

you will get 33 = 6 * (b/a)

if you solve for (b/a), you will get:

(b/a) = 33/6 = 5.5

the value of 100 * (b/a) is therefore equal to 100 * 5.5 = 550.