Question 698140
Hello, 
For this one 8/3x=4/5:
Multiply both sides by 3/8 to get:
x=12/40 reduced to:
x=3/10
Make sense?
RJ
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(note: I'm assuming the above is written in your book as:
(8/3)x=4/5. If x is in the denominator then we'll have a different answer.)