SOLUTION: If 2 blobs=3 glops and 3 blobs= 2 chunks, then 1 chuck= x glops. What is the value of x?. I think it is 9/4 glops?

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Question 978665: If 2 blobs=3 glops and 3 blobs= 2 chunks, then 1 chuck= x glops.
What is the value of x?.
I think it is 9/4 glops?

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 2 blobs=3 glops and 3 blobs= 2 chunks, then 1 chunk= x glops.
What is the value of x?
We make unit multipliers to change chunks to globs

Our path is chunk -> blob -> glop

We start with 1 chunk over 1, then we create a unit multiplier
that has "chunk" in the denominator to cancel the "chunk" in the
previous numerator and that has "blob" in the numerator.  Then we 
create another unit multiplier that has "blob" in the denominator 
to cancel the "blob" in the previous numerator and that has "glop" 
in the numerator.




We cancel the two "chunk"s:



We cancel the two "blob"s:



That leaves only:



or

matrix%281%2C2%2C9%2F4%2Cglop%29

So you're right. But the correct method to use is unit multipliers,
as above.

Edwin