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6 / 9  =  OP / (24 - OP)

 

Please help me find OP. This equtaion is what I have got from a math problem and now I just need help solving it.

 May 11, 2020
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6 / 9   =  OP  / (24 - OP)         

 

2 /3   =  OP   / (24 - OP)           cross- multiply

 

2 (24 - OP)  =  3OP       simplify

 

48 - 2OP  = 3OP     add 2OP  to both sides

 

48  =  5 OP      divide both sides  by   5

 

(48/5)  = OP

 

 

cool cool cool

 May 11, 2020

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