document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=689233>Question 689233</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this cross multiplying proportion problem;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5/8 over 5/4 = y over 3/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5/8 over 5/4 = y over 3/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F8%29%284%2F5%29+=+y%282%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F8%29%284%2F5%29+=+y%282%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------ Separating each side to make it less confusing, changing division to multiplication, and inverting divisors in the process \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28cross%285%29%2F2cross%288%29%29%28cross%284%29%2Fcross%285%29%29+=+y%282%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28cross%285%29%2F2cross%288%29%29%28cross%284%29%2Fcross%285%29%29+=+y%282%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4y = 3 ------ Cross-multiplying\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do the check!!\r<BR>\n" );
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