document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=717746>Question 717746</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x in the following proportions: 18/30 (eighteen over thirty, not divided by)=6/x (six over x).  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "18/30 = 6/x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Invert:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30/18 = x /6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 6 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6*(30/18)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 30/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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