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The product of the reciprocal of a number and 3/8 is 5/8. Find the number as a decimal?

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The product of the reciprocal of a number and 3/8 is 5/8. Find the number as a decimal-example-1
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So

1/x * 3/8 = 5/8

1/x = 5/8 / 3/8

1/x = 5/3

x = 3/5

3/5 as a decimal is 0.6
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