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Solve for x: 7/9 x = 42

User Asahi
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Answer:

x = 54

Explanation:

7/9(x) = 42

=> x = 42(9)/7

=> x = 6(9)

=> x = 54

User Emad Omar
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Answer:


54 = x

Explanation:


(42)/((7)/(9)) = 42 * (9)/(7) = (378)/(7) = 54

Dividing by a fraction is the exact same as multiplying by its multiplicative inverse.

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