document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=436176>Question 436176</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve for x in the proportion: 3/5=x/25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/5 = x/25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 25 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 25(3/5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 5*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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