Flashcard 11 - Arithmetic Reasoning Flashcard Set for the ASVAB

division, then multiplication

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multiplication, then division

\[60 \div 3 \cdot 2 = 40\]

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use a proportion, doing (cross-)multiplication, then division:

\[\frac{2}{3} = \frac{x}{60}\] \[3x = 120\] \[\frac{3x}{3} = \frac{120}{3}\] \[x = 40\]