SOLUTION: 5 5/7 : 3 = 2 3/8 : X
2 4/11 : 4 = 2X : 15/3
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Question 796197: 5 5/7 : 3 = 2 3/8 : X
2 4/11 : 4 = 2X : 15/3
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To solve I would first convert those mixed numbers into improper fractions.
and
so the proportion can be written as
Solving:
Sometimes teachers tell you that in a proportion the product of the extreme numbers (the ones on the ends) is equal to the product of the middle numbers.
That would bring you to
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Then, to find , you would divide by
÷
×
but , so we can simplify that to
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