7 of 30 = 1/ [ ] of 20

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7 of 30 = 1/ [ ] of 20

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: □□ of 30=1□ of 20\frac{\square}{\square} \text{ of } 30 = \frac{1}{\square} \text{ of } 20

Step 1: Represent the missing digits with variables. Let the first fraction be ab\frac{a}{b} and the missing denominator on the right side be cc. The equation becomes: ab×30=1c×20\frac{a}{b} \times 30 = \frac{1}{c} \times 20

Step 2: Simplify the equation. 30ab=20c\frac{30a}{b} = \frac{20}{c} Divide both sides by 10: 3ab=2c\frac{3a}{b} = \frac{2}{c} Cross-multiply to eliminate denominators: 3ac=2b3ac = 2b

Step 3: Find single-digit integer values for a,b,ca, b, c that satisfy 3ac=2b3ac = 2b. Since 2b2b is an even number, 3ac3ac must also be even. This implies that either aa or cc (or both) must be even. Let's try a=1a=1. Then 3c=2b3c = 2b. For bb and cc to be single digits, we can test values for cc: If c=1c=1, 3(1)=2b⇒3=2b⇒b=1.53(1) = 2b \Rightarrow 3 = 2b \Rightarrow b = 1.5 (not an integer). If c=2c=2, 3(2)=2b⇒6=2b⇒b=33(2) = 2b \Rightarrow 6 = 2b \Rightarrow b = 3. This gives us a=1,b=3,c=2a=1, b=3, c=2. These are all single digits.

Step 4: Substitute these values back into the original problem to verify. 13 of 30=12 of 20\frac{1}{3} \text{ of } 30 = \frac{1}{2} \text{ of } 20 Calculate both sides: Left side: 13×30=10\frac{1}{3} \times 30 = 10 Right side: 12×20=10\frac{1}{2} \times 20 = 10 Both sides are equal, so the values are correct.

The missing digits are 13\boxed{\frac{1}{3}} and 2\boxed{2}.

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