document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=15124>Question 15124</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve these proportions. One of the examples in my text book was <BR>\n" );
document.write( "65/10 = 13/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 x x/63+63 x 2/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I dont get how to do any of these I get how you times the top left corner w/ the bottom right corner and the bottom left coner w/the upper right corner but after those steps I dont get also heres a problem im on.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/8 + 12/x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #7530 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=7530\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can solve proportions by cross-multiplying.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=65%2F10+=+13%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"65%2F10+=+13%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cross-multiply. This means, multiply both sides by x then multiply both sides by 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=65x+=+10%2813%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"65x+=+10%2813%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=65x+=+130 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"65x+=+130\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 65<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I assume that there is a typo in the second problem and you really meant to type:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F8+=+12%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F8+=+12%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Try this yourself.  Cross-multiply, first by x then by 8, then you can solve for x.<BR>\n" );
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