Elementary Algebra

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ISBN 10: 1285194055
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 2 - Real Numbers - 2.5 - Translating from English to Algebra - Problem Set 2.5 - Page 81: 40

Answer

$\frac{25}{x}$

Work Step by Step

Let us call the other number $z$. Since the product of the two numbers is $25$, and "product" indicates multiplication, we can write the following equation: $zx=25$ We must solve the equation for $z$, because we are looking for the "other number." To do so, we divide by $x$ on each side of the equation: $z=\frac{25}{x}$ Since the other number is equal to $z$, the other number is $\frac{25}{x}$
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