SOLUTION: find the value of a in this proportion (a+1)/4=2/3
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Question 317310: find the value of a in this proportion (a+1)/4=2/3
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.
Cross multiply.
Multiply 2 and 4 to get 8.
Distribute.
Subtract from both sides.
Combine like terms on the right side.
Divide both sides by to isolate .
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Answer:
So the solution is
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