document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=182545>Question 182545</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the value of x in the proportion 32:(x+2) = 20:(25+x)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " 32:(x+2) = 20:(25+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can multiply means and extremes, the 2 inside terms and the 2 outside terms, and set them equal.  Or, view these as fractions, then cross multiply.  The result is the same:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32*(25+x) = 20*(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32x + 800 = 20x + 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x = -760<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -190/3<BR>\n" );
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