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Given: #x/4=3/11#
Our target is to have #x# on its own on one side of the equals and all the numbers on the other side
#color(red)("First principles method")#
If we can change the #1/4#bit from #x/4# into 1 then #x xx1->x# and we have solved it.
Write as
#color(green)(x xx1/4=3/11)#
Multiply both sides by #color(red)(4)#
#color(green)(x xx1/4color(red)(xx4)color(white)("ddd")=color(white)("ddd")3/11color(red)(xx4))#
#color(green)(color(white)("dd")x xx(color(red)(4))/4color(white)("dddd")=color(white)("ddd")(3color(red)(xx4))/11)#
#color(white)("dd")x xx1color(white)("ddddd") =color(white)("ddd")12/11#
#x=12/11#
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#color(red)("Shortcut method ")#
#color(brown)("Basically this is just remembering what happens with first principles")#
Consider the 4 from #x/4#
This is #x-:4# so move the 4 to the other side of the equals and use the opposite action to divide. Which is multiply.
So #x/4=3/11 color(white)("d")->color(white)("d")color(white)("d")x=3/11xx4#
#x=12/11#
