Thursday, May 16, 2024

I solved this in about a minute

Here's a good old, straight-up algebra problem:

My answer is between the brackets below. Highlight to see.

[The problem says: (4/π)/69 = 4/(x/69), so we have to solve for x. This converts to the equation

(4/π)•(1/69) = (4/1)•(69/x)

In other words,

4/69π = (69•4)/x.

Get rid of the 4s through division:

1/69π = 69/x.

Multiply by x:

x/69π = 69.

Multiply by 69π:

x = 692π, or

x = 4761π.

QED.]

My brain might be Strokey McStrokington, but I can still do basic math.



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