SOLUTION: Which proportion below can be solved to find h ow many tons are in 5,240,000? The formula is 1/t = 2000/5240000. I know what the answer is, but where does the 1 come from?

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Question 50443: Which proportion below can be solved to find h ow many tons are in 5,240,000?
The formula is 1/t = 2000/5240000. I know what the answer is, but where does the 1 come from?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/t = 2000/5240000
The number of tons is really 524000/2000
For some reason they have given the problem
in an inverse form.
Instead of t=5240000/2000
they have given you 1/t=2000/5240000.
Cheers,
Stan H.