SOLUTION: Solve the proportion please: 5/6 = a-2/4

Question 4629: Solve the proportion please:
5/6 = a-2/4
Found 2 solutions by xcentaur, JimMarshall:
Answer by xcentaur(357) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5/6 = a-2/4

5(4) = 6(a-2)

20 = 6a - 12

20+12 = 6a

6a=32

a=32/6
a=16/3

Ans:a=16/3
Answer by JimMarshall(82) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
==>5/6 = a-2/4
==>5(4) = 6(a-2)
==?20 = 6a - 12
==?20+12 = 6a
==?6a=32
==?a=32/6
==>a=16/3 Ans
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