SOLUTION: I need help solving the proportion for the unknown variable 4/21 = x/168 Thanks

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Question 306568: I need help solving the proportion for the unknown variable 4/21 = x/168 Thanks
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
We can cross multiply this 4/21 = x/168 to get:
21x=672 Now divide by 21 to get:
x=32
Make sense?
RJ
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