SOLUTION: Determine the value of x in the proportion below: 5/8=x/3?

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Question 1013586: Determine the value of x in the proportion below:
5/8=x/3?

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Determine the value of x in the proportion below:
5/8=x/3?
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x = = .

The unknown mean of the proportion is equal to the product of extremes divided by the known mean.

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