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3/4g= -12
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Answer:

g = -16

Explanation:

This is a "one-step" linear equation. To solve it, we need to have the coefficient of g be 1, not 3/4.

Since we know how to multiply fractions, we know that ...

(3/4)(4/3) = (3·4)/(4·3) = 12/12 = 1

That is, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 4/3 and that will give us a coefficient of 1 for g.

(4/3)(3/4)g = (4/3)(-12)

g = (4·(-12))/3 = -48/3 = -16

The solution is g = -16.

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The number 4/3 is the reciprocal of 3/4. It is found by swapping the numerator and denominator.

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