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Jada solved the equation Negative StartFraction 4 over 9 EndFraction = StartFraction x over 108 EndFraction for x using the steps below. What was Jada’s error?

Negative StartFraction 4 over 9 EndFraction = StartFraction x over 108 EndFraction
Negative StartFraction 4 over 9 EndFraction (Negative StartFraction 9 over 4 EndFraction) = StartFraction x over 108 EndFraction (Negative StartFraction 9 over 4 EndFraction)
x = negative StartFraction 1 over 48 EndFraction

Jada should have multiplied both sides of the equation by 108.
Jada should have multiplied both sides of the equation by Negative StartFraction 4 over 9 EndFraction.
The product of Negative StartFraction 9 over 4 EndFraction and StartFraction 1 over 108 EndFraction is not equal to Negative StartFraction 1 over 48 EndFraction.
The product of Negative StartFraction 9 over 4 EndFraction and 108 should have been the value of x.

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