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Find the value of x and y that satisfy both of the equalities x /y= 2/3 and y/12 = 3/4.

User Sledgebox
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Answer:

x=6; y=9

Explanation:

User Tgeros
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Answer:

x=6;y=9

Explanation:

First you try to find y in the second equation --> y/12=3/4

You divide 12 by 4 to see how many times y/12's denominator and numerator is bigger. 12/4 is 3, so to find y you multiply 3*3. so 9/12=3/4. To check this, you multiply 3 on each side of the fraction -->

3*3=9 4*3=12.

Then, you can just put y into the first equation, which is x/y=2/3. Pluck that in, and you get x/9=2/3. Do the same thing you did in the first step, and you should get 6/9=2/3. Hope this helped :)

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