document.write( "Question 823245: I have a really big test tommrow and I was not in this school for 2 months, because I just moved here so I don't know a lot of this. Can you help me with proportions please. The problem is 3/6=x-3/8 \n" ); document.write( "
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\"3%2F6=%28x-3%29%2F8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2A8=6%28x-3%29\" Cross multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"24=6%28x-3%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"24=6x-18\" Distribute\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"42=6x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"42=6x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6x=42\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=42%2F6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the final answer is \"x=7\"\r
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