SOLUTION: How do you solve 8 over 26 = x over 91? Show your steps please.

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Question 608528: How do you solve 8 over 26 = x over 91? Show your steps please.
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
This 8/26=x/91 we can cross multiply to get:
728=26x
Divide 26 on both sides to get:
x=28
Make sense?
RJ
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