SOLUTION: y over 2=6 over 24

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Question 532381: y over 2=6 over 24
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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y%2F2=6%2F24
Multiply both sides by 48 (or by 24 and by 2).
Or remember the recipe that tells you that cross products are equal.
24%2Ay=6%2A2
24%2Ay=12
y=12%2F24=1%2F2