"yes, except
20/36 / 21/x
x= 189/5 = 37.8
seems to have a typo, no original equation"
There was a typo, it should have been:
20/36 = 21/x
x= 189/5 = 37.8
So is this correct?
yes,
except after taking all that time to type out a lengthy post, and then repost it,
could you not have pulled out your calculator
and found 20/36 = .555555 and then
21/37.8 = .555555 ???
I did that. I was just looking for a confirmation that my answer was correct.
To determine if the given equation is correct, we can first rewrite it properly:
20/36 = 21/x
Now, let's solve for x.
To do so, we can cross-multiply:
20 * x = 36 * 21
Now, divide both sides of the equation by 20 to isolate x:
x = (36 * 21) / 20
Calculating this expression gives us:
x = 756 / 20
Simplifying the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4, we get:
x = 189 / 5
So, the correct value of x is indeed 189/5 or 37.8.
Therefore, the statement "x = 189/5 = 37.8" is correct, and there was a typo in the original equation.