Question

3/4x = 24/3 × fraction ? x = ___ × 4/3× = fraction × 4/3x = ___ or 2 2/3

Answer 1

Given that 3/4x = 2

`\begin{gathered} (3)/(4)x\text{ = 2} \\ \text{This can be written as} \\ \frac{3\cdot\text{ x}}{4}\text{ = 2} \\ (3x)/(4)\text{ = 2} \\ \text{Cross multiply} \\ 3x\text{ = 2 x }4 \\ 3x\text{ = }8 \\ x\text{ = }(8)/(3)\cdot\text{ }(1)/(1) \\ \text{x = }(8)/(3) \\ x\text{ = 2}(2)/(3) \end{gathered}`