SOLUTION: Solve for X in the following proportion: {{{(1/2):X=3:12}}}

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Question 404715: Solve for X in the following proportion:

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We want the to be 3. So we can multiply it by 6 to get . However, we have to do this with X as well to get





Since the first two terms are equal to 3, this means that the second terms are equal. So , which means that


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