SOLUTION: 3/5=12/x

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Question 997914: 3/5=12/x
Answer by EdenWolf(517) About Me  (Show Source):
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3%2F5=12%2Fx
0.6=12%2Fx
0.6x=12
x=20
Another way you could have done this was to multiply 12 by 5 and then divide by 3. (Cross multiplication with proportions.)
ANSWER: x=20