neidagarcia93n
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  • 04-01-2018
  • Mathematics
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solve the proportion
((x-8)/5)=(2/4)

solve the proportion x8524 class=

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choixongdong
choixongdong choixongdong
  • 04-01-2018
 4(x - 8) = (2)(5)
4x - 32 = 10
4x = 42
  x = 10.5

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mathstudent55
mathstudent55 mathstudent55
  • 04-01-2018
Cross multiply.

4(x - 8) = 5(2)

4x - 32 = 10

4x = 42

x = 42/4

x = 21/2

x = 10.5
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