If 5/7m = 3/5y, then m/y =

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Martin Stolz · Answer 1 · 2024-12-19T18:03:45+0000

Answer:

$\textsf{ If the question is } \sf (5)/(7m) = (3)/(5y):\boxed{\sf (m)/(y) = (25)/(21)\: or \: 1.1904}$

$\textsf{ If the question is } \sf (5)/(7) m= (3)/(5)y :\boxed{\sf (m)/(y) = (21)/(25)\: or \: 0.84}$

Explanation:

If the question is

$\boxed{\sf (5)/(7m) = (3)/(5y)}$

To solve this, we can first cross-multiply the equation. This gives us:

$\sf 5*5y = 3*7m$

$\sf 25 y = 21 m$

Then, we can divide both sides of the equation by y and 21 to get
$\sf (m)/(y)$ . This gives us:

$\sf (m)/(y) = (25)/(21)\: or \: 1.1904$

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If the question is

$\boxed{\sf (5)/(7)m = (3)/(5)y}$

To solve this, we can first cross-multiply the equation. This gives us:

$\sf 5m*5 = 3y*7$

$\sf 25 m = 21 y$

Then, we can divide both sides of the equation by y and 25 to get
$\sf (m)/(y)$ . This gives us:

$\sf (m)/(y) = (21)/(25)\: or \: 0.84$