theeohiostate Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 2000/x * 1000 = 5000 x=400 while i can do this in my head simply can someone write out the problem solving steps ? thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 2000/x * 1000 = 5000 x=400 while i can do this in my head simply can someone write out the problem solving steps ? thx 5000= 2000/x * 1000 5000/1000 = 2000/x *1000/1000 5=2000/x 5x = 2000/x * x 5x = 2000 5x/5 = 2000/5 x = 400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeohiostate Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) thx Bier next question is for any excel users , can this formula be written into a spreadsheet if a1=5000 a2=2000 a3=x Edited December 30, 2012 by theeohiostate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackass Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 isolate x on one side first, then you can solve in excel 2000/x * 1000 = 5000 x*1000/2000 = 5000/2000 x= (5000/2000)/(1000/2000) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeohiostate Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 thanks that will work perfect ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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