Carcass wrote:
If \(\frac{a}{b} =\frac{ 4}{3} and \frac{a}{c} = \frac{3}{2}\), what is \(\frac{c}{b}\)?
If \(\frac{a}{c} = \frac{3}{2}\), then we can also conclude that their reciprocals are equal.
In other words: \(\frac{c}{a} = \frac{2}{3}\)
At this point we have two equations: \(\frac{a}{b} = \frac{4}{3}\) and \(\frac{c}{a} = \frac{2}{3}\)
When we multiply the two equations we get: \((\frac{a}{b})(\frac{c}{a}) = (\frac{4}{3})(\frac{2}{3})\)
Simplify: \(\frac{ac}{ba} = \frac{8}{9}\)
Simplify: \(\frac{c}{b} = \frac{8}{9}\)
Answer: \(\frac{8}{9}\)