How do you solve $3/4(a)=9$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-28T21:00:01

$a = 12$

$3/4 (a) = 9$

Multiply both sides by $4/3$ :

$3/4 * 4/3 (a) = 9 * 4/3$

Simplify:
$cancel(3/4 * 4/3) (a) = cancel(9)3 * 4/(cancel(3)1)$

Rewrite neatly:
$a = 3 * 4$

Multiply:
$a = 12$

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