SOLUTION: Is this a proportion: 15/27=2x/11 I don't think I've seen a proportion with a number next to the variable. Thank you

Question 669966: Is this a proportion:
15/27=2x/11
I don't think I've seen a proportion with a number next to the variable.
Thank you
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
is a proportion.
You may have seen only very simple proportions before,
but proportions can get even more complicated.
There could be expressions like , or , or worse,
in one or more positions in a proportion.
just means times .
There is more than one way to solve that proportion, but all will lead to the same result.
If you would solve
by cross multiplying to get ,
You would do kind of the same thing for .
You would cross multiply with the treated as a package
From , you would cross multiply to get

Then,
--> --> --> -->
Now we can simplify by dividing numerator and denominator by to get

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