Question

Find the ratio of x to y.

(m+n)x=(p+q)y

Answer 1

just divide both sides by
y(m+n)
what u get ?

Answer 2

x=p+q ?

Answer 3

no....
where did y go ? and m+n ?

Answer 4

hmm... x/y = (p+q) (m+n)

Answer 5

Almost...

Answer 6

is that the final answer?

Answer 7

x/y = (p+q) /(m+n)

Answer 8

I see. thankyou so much!

Answer 9

ok, welcome ^_^

Answer 10

What you do to one side you must do to the other. Dividing something by itself makes it 1 on one side and appear as divided on the other.

Answer 11

how about this... ax-bx=cy-dy ?

Answer 12

factor out x from left side , and y from right side,
then it becomes similar to your previous problem

Answer 13

ax-bx=cy-dy
x(a-b) = y(c-d)
and i think you can solve this.

Answer 14

(a-b)x = (c-d)y
am I correct?
x/y = (c-d)/ (a-b)

Answer 15

absolutely

Answer 16

Yeshhh good :D

Answer 17

Thanks all for your help. I'll be needing this for my upcoming exam. Real thanks.

Answer 18

You're welcome.


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Answer 19

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Answer 20

Thank you everybody ^_^