SOLUTION: The product of two numbers is 6. One of the numbers is r. Find the other number.

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Question 995966: The product of two numbers is 6. One of the numbers is r. Find the other number.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the other number x.
Thus r times x equals 6 or
rx = 6
Now divide both sides by r and get
x = 6/r