document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117431>Question 117431</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7/y = 5/8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "One way to solve proportions such as this is to \"cross-multiply\". Multiply the numerator on <BR>\n" );
document.write( "one side by the denominator on the other side. Do it for both numerators and put the equal sign<BR>\n" );
document.write( "between the two products.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case, multiply the numerator on the left side by the denominator on the right side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the equal sign. This is 7 times 8 and the result is 56.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then multiply the numerator on the right side by the denominator on the left side. In this problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that means multiplying 5 times y to get 5y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the two products are 5y and 56. Put the equal sign between them and you have:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5y = 56<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for y by dividing both sides by 5 to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and that's the answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps to give you an understandable approach to solving proportions.<BR>\n" );
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