document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=964385>Question 964385</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the proportion\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-5        =  2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+8           7 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Enter it like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-5)/(x+8) = 2/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7(x-5) = 2(x+8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x - 35 = 2x + 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 51/5 </SPAN>\n" );
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