please tell me the OA

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please tell me the OA

by jeegarm » Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:34 am
Q35:
If

7x/3+ a = 8 and a > 8, then, in terms of a,

3x/7=
Answer:
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by raunekk » Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:52 am
is it 7x/3 + a = 8??

gettin ans as 72-9a/49 :(

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by 4meonly » Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:19 am
raunekk wrote:is it 7x/3 + a = 8??

gettin ans as 72-9a/49 :(
I've got the same

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by vishubn » Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:09 am
is the OA
9/49(8-a)????

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Can you please roughly show me the calculation ,,,,,how did you come to this amswer

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by ronniecoleman » Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:57 am
9/49 * ( 8-a)
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by vishubn » Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:24 am
vishubn wrote:is the OA
9/49(8-a)????

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we knwo a > 8

7x/3=8-a

sloving for x we get ,

x=3(8-a)/7

so 3x/7

we get 9/49(8-a)

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by niraj_a » Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:32 am
i'd backsolve in this one seriously... :lol: