document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=473925>Question 473925</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the proportion 8/N = 14/24 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "8/N = 14/24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14N = 8(24) {cross-multiplied}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14N = 192 {multiplied through}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N = 192/14 {divided both sides by 14}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N = 96/7 {reduced}.....you can also divide 96 by 7 <BR>\n" );
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