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What is 81\(blank/4)=9? I can't figure out blank!

 Feb 8, 2017
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What is 81\(blank/4)=9? I can't figure out blank!

 

I assume that you mean

 

 81/(blank/4)=9?

 

\(81 \div \frac{x}{4}=9\\ 81 \div \frac{x}{4}\times \frac{x}{4}=9\times \frac{x}{4}\\ 81= \frac{x}{4}\times 9\\ 81= \frac{9x}{4}\\ 81\times \frac{4}{9}= \frac{9x}{4}\times \frac{4}{9}\\ 9\times4= x\\ x=36 \)

 

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I could have just said

 

81/9=9

so

blank/4=9

so

36/4 = 9 so the number must be 36

 Feb 8, 2017

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