Question
$$\frac{8917}{120000}\cdot23000 = 0$$
Answer
This equation has no solution.
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} \frac{8917}{120000}\cdot23000 &= 0&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 120000 }. \\[1 em]120000 \cdot \frac{8917}{120000}\cdot23000 &= 120000\cdot0&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]205091000 &= 0&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
Since the statement $ \color{red}{ 205091000 = 0 } $ is FALSE, we conclude that the equation has no solution.
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