document.write( "Question 222784: In the Dicovering Algebra: An Investigative approach, there is a question that says Find the value of the unknown number in each proportion? The problem is 52/91=42/s. So do i inverse it. Swich it up like this: 91/52=s/42? or keep it the same? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\"52%2F91=42%2Fs\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2852%2F91%29%2As=42\" Multiply both sides by s\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"52%2As=42%2A91\" Multiply both sides by 91\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"52%2As=3822\" Multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s=3822%2F52\" Divide both sides by 52\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s=147%2F2\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our answer is \"s=147%2F2\" which in decimal form is \"s=73.5\"
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