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How to solve z divided by 4/9=3/8

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It would have been clearer had you written,

"How would I solve 'z divided by 4/9 equals 3/8' ?

You meant

z
-------- = 3/8, or 9z/4 = 3/8.
4
--
9

The LCD here is 8. Mult. both sides by 8: 18z = 3.

Solve this last result for z: z = 3/18, or z = 1/6 (answer)
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