SOLUTION: solve the unknown 8/52=m/39

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Question 336471: solve the unknown
8/52=m/39
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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8%2F52=m%2F39 Start with the given ratio


%288%2F52%29%2A39=m Multiply both sides by 39


312%2F52=m Multiply


6=m Simplify



So our answer is m=6


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