Question

5. The product of 3 and a number x is 2/3 . What is the value of x?

Answer 1

The value of x which is obtained on solving the given word phrase is:

x=0.2222

Explanation:

We are given a mathematical word phrase as:

The product of 3 and a number x is 2/3 .

This phrase is mathematically expressed as:

`3* x=(2)/(3)\\\\i.e.\\\\3x=(2)/(3)\\\\i.e.\\\\x=(2)/(3)* (1)/(3)\\\\x=(2)/(9)\\\\x=0.22222`

Hence, the answer is: x= 0.2222