SOLUTION: how do you do this? Find the missing number: 20/32 = ?/24

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Question 149638: how do you do this? Find the missing number: 20/32 = ?/24
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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20%2F32=x%2F24 Start with the given ratio


%2820%2F32%29%2A24=x Multiply both sides by 24


480%2F32=x Multiply


15=x Simplify



So our answer is x=15