document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=240379>Question 240379</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the proportion \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(a-4)/5=2a/6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6*3(a-4) = 10a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18a - 72 = 10a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8a = -72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 9<BR>\n" );
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