Given that 6x = 7y, find the ratio x:y.

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[tex]6x=7y\\
x=\frac{7}{6}y\\
\frac{x}{y}=\frac{7}{6}[/tex]

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[tex]6x=7y\ \ \ |both\ sides\ divided\ by\ (6y)\\\\\frac{6x}{6y}=\frac{7y}{6y}\\\\\frac{x}{y}=\frac{7}{6}\\\\Answer:x:y=7:6[/tex]