How do you solve $v/0.23=7/1.61$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-20T13:05:28

See a solution process below:

Multiply each side of the equation by $color(red)(0.23)$ to solve for $v$ while keeping the equation balanced:

$color(red)(0.23) xx v/0.23 = color(red)(0.23) xx 7/1.61$

$cancel(color(red)(0.23)) xx v/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(0.23))) = 1.61/1.61$

$v = 1$

How do you solve v/0.23=7/1.61v/0.23=7/1.61?