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Anonymous Sat 18 Sep 03:29:12 2021 No.13654419 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>13654444

If I have 1/x=a/b how do I isolate x? I’m a retard

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Sep 2021 03:35:10 No.13654430 Report

Quoted By: >>13654439

Since b = 1, that means x = a

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Sep 2021 03:39:56 No.13654433 Report

Quoted By: >>13654436

Welcome to pre-high school algebra. :)
If you have two fractions, you can swap both the numerator and denominator on both sides.

x/1=b/a
x=b/a

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Sep 2021 03:43:10 No.13654436 Report

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>>13654433
I’m actually a junior in college lol but I haven’t taken a math class in three years and forgot everything

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Sep 2021 03:47:21 No.13654439 Report

>>13654430
That's not true, we just know that x is a divisor of a

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Sep 2021 03:49:51 No.13654444 Report

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>>13654419
>>13654439
Wait, no, x is a divisor of b

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Sep 2021 04:34:08 No.13654499 Report

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>>13654439
Nowhere was it stated that the variables are integers

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