ANSWER:
[tex]x=14\frac{5}{8}=14.625[/tex]
STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:
We have the following proportion:
[tex]\frac{13}{8}=\frac{x}{9}[/tex]
We solve for x:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{x}{9}=\frac{13}{8} \\ \\ x=\frac{13*9}{8} \\ \\ x=\frac{117}{8}=14\frac{5}{8}=14.625 \end{gathered}[/tex]
