SOLUTION: im rtying to solve this...x over 18= 20 over 24, solve for x

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Question 247432: im rtying to solve this...x over 18= 20 over 24, solve for x
Answer by oberobic(2304)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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Cross multiply

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Divide both sides by 24
x = 15
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Or you can do it step by step...
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Multiply both sides by 18

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The 18's on the left side cancel, so we have

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Looking to the right, we see that we can simplify it


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