Question

Type the missing number that makes these fractions equal:14/42/33Submit

Answer 1

The missing number that makes the fractions equal is 11.

Explanation

We are told to find the missing number that makes the fraction (14/42) equal to (/33).

Let the missing number be x.

`(14)/(42)=(x)/(33)`

So, the first step to solving this is to multiply both sides with 42, or cross multiplying.

`\begin{gathered} 42*(14)/(42)=\text{ 42}*(x)/(33) \\ 14\text{ = }(42x)/(33) \\ OR\text{ Cross multiply} \\ 14*33=42* x \end{gathered}`

Either ways, we end up with the equation

14 × 33 = 42 × x

462 = 42x

We can re-arrange this to make it easier as

42x = 462

Divide both sides by 42

(42x/42) = (462/42)

x = 11

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