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Haven	Posted - 09/25/2008 : 08:46:19 The information given is: x - t equals 2t - x If x and t are positive numbers that satisfy the equation above, what is the value of x divided by t? The answer given was 5/4 How was this answer obtained. An explanation would be greatly appreciated.
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Haven	Posted - 09/25/2008 : 14:29:45 Thanks Again Skeeter.
skeeter	Posted - 09/25/2008 : 11:12:05 (x-t) = 2t-x square both sides ... x-t = 4t-4tx+x 0 = 5t-4tx 0 = t(5t-4x) since t>0, 5t = 4x ... 5/4 = x/t