document.write( "Question 182610: How do I solve proportions? Ex: 7 over 3 is equal to 52 over n. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%2F3=52%2Fn\" Start with the given proportion\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%287%2F3%29%2An=52\" Multiply both sides by n\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%2An=52%2A3\" Multiply both sides by 3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%2An=156\" Multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n=156%2F7\" Divide both sides by 7\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our answer is \"n=156%2F7\" which is roughly \"n=22.286\"
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