How do you solve $\frac{6}{14} = \frac{5}{n}$ $6/14=5/n$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-16T11:14:22

By dividing both sides by $5$ $5$ we can isolate $n$ $n$ on the right-hand side:

$1/5 * 6/14 = 1/cancel(5) * cancel(5)/n$

$6/70 = 1/n$

$n = 70/6 = 35/3$

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