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3/4 divided 5/12 =34x

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Answer:

Isolate the variable by dividing each side by factors that don't contain the variable.

Exact Form:
x = (9)/(170)

Decimal Form: x = 0.05294117

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User Keith Beard
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Answer:

x = 9/170.

Explanation:

3/4 / 5/12 = 34x

3/4 * 12/5 = 34x

(3 * 12) / (4 * 5) = 34x

36 / 20 = 34x

9 / 5 = 34x

34x = 9/5

x = 9 / (5 * 34)

x = 9 / 170

This is the simplest form, so you are done.

Hope this helps!

User Jim Mitchener
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