Question

Find another name for the given number, but with the denominator indicated. use multiplication by 1. 5/6=?/36

Answer 1

1.5/6 = n/36

This equation has the form a/b = c/d. Anytime you have an equation of this form, you can cross multiply to get ad = bc

In this case, we have 1.5/6 = n/36. We can cross multiply to get 36(1.5) = 6n

Solving for n we get:

54 = 6n
54/6 =n
9 = n

Answer 2

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