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What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result?

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What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result? [#permalink] New post   22 Jan 2014, 02:21
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What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result?

(A) 2/7
(B) 3/3
(C) 3/2
(D) 24/7
(E) 7/2
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Re: What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result? [#permalink] New post   22 Jan 2014, 02:21
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What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result?

(A) 2/7
(B) 3/3
(C) 3/2
(D) 24/7
(E) 7/2

\(\frac{4}{7}*x=\frac{6}{7}\) --> \(x=\frac{6}{7}*\frac{7}{4}=\frac{6}{4}=\frac{3}{2}\).

Answer: C.
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Re: What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result? [#permalink] New post   22 Jan 2014, 06:57
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x.4/7=6/7
x=3/2

Answer is C.
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Re: What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result? [#permalink] New post   22 Jan 2014, 09:10
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4/7*3/2=6/7
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Re: What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result? [#permalink] New post   22 Jan 2014, 23:42
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Let the number be x.

Therefore, 4/7 * x = 6/7

x = 6/7 * 7/4
x = 3/2

Answer is C
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Re: What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result? [#permalink] New post   22 Jan 2014, 20:58
Let the multiplier be x.

(4/7) * x = 6/7
x = (6*7)/(4*7)
x = 6/4
x = 3/2

Ans is (C)
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Re: What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result? [#permalink] New post   23 Jan 2014, 06:55
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What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result?

(A) 2/7
(B) 3/3
(C) 3/2
(D) 24/7
(E) 7/2





let the number be X

4/7 * X=6/7
X=(6*7)/(7*4)=6/4=3/2

Answer C
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Re: What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result? [#permalink] New post   25 Jan 2014, 12:18
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What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result?

(A) 2/7
(B) 3/3
(C) 3/2
(D) 24/7
(E) 7/2

\(\frac{4}{7}*x=\frac{6}{7}\) --> \(x=\frac{6}{7}*\frac{7}{4}=\frac{6}{4}=\frac{3}{2}\).

Answer: C.
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Re: What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result? [#permalink] New post   21 Dec 2015, 09:07
The denominator remains same. We got to make 6 from 4. So multiply by 3/2.
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Re: What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result? [#permalink] New post   31 Aug 2016, 07:28
you can focus on 4*x=6 and ignore the denominator 7. x=6/4 which 1.5 which is equal to C: 3/2
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Re: What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result? [#permalink] New post   16 Sep 2019, 07:42
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What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result?

(A) 2/7
(B) 3/3
(C) 3/2
(D) 24/7
(E) 7/2

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Category: Arithmetic Operations on radical expressions
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What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result?

4/7 * x = 6/7
x = 6/7 * 7/4 = 6/4 = 3/2

IMO C
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Re: What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result? [#permalink] New post   16 Sep 2019, 08:15
Bunuel wrote:
The Official Guide For GMAT® Quantitative Review, 2ND Edition

What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result?

(A) 2/7
(B) 3/3
(C) 3/2
(D) 24/7
(E) 7/2

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Category: Arithmetic Operations on radical expressions
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\(\frac{6}{7}/\frac{4}{7}\)

= \(\frac{6}{7}*\frac{7}{4}\)

= \(\frac{6}{4}\)

= \(\frac{3}{2}\) , Answer must be (C)
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