How do you simplify $\frac{x}{2} = \frac{4}{7}$ $x/2 = 4/7$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-03T15:56:18

$x = \frac{8}{7}$ $x=8/7$

$\frac{x}{2} = \frac{4}{7}$ $x/2=4/7$
Multiplying both sides by (2),we get
$(x/cancel(2))*cancel(2)=(4/7)(2)$
$:.x=(4*2)/7=8/7$

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