How to solve for x if it is on the top of the fraction?

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so you have the equation: $$0.0850= \frac{x}{0.125} $$ How do you solve for x?

Multiply with the denominator. – Daniel Fischer Sep 25 '13 at 00:14 — Daniel Fischer, Sep 25 '13 at 00:14

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 25 '13 at 00:16

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HINT: Use the fact that $\frac{x}a\cdot a=x$. (That’s one of the nicest places for $x$ to be, if you have to solve for it.)

answered Sep 25 '13 at 00:16

Brian M. Scott

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 25 '13 at 00:16

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You must multiply both sides of your equation by .125 then you have .0850*.125=x.

answered Sep 25 '13 at 00:16

checkmath

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 25 '13 at 00:18

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From $.0850= \dfrac{x}{.125} $, multiply both sides by $.125$ to get $$(.0850)\times(.125) = \dfrac{x}{.125} .125 =x $$

answered Sep 25 '13 at 00:18

marty cohen

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