SOLUTION: international students/us students = 2/35 = x/1575

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Question 97510: international students/us students = 2/35 = x/1575
Answer by HyperBrain(694) About Me  (Show Source):
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Always remember this identity:

If a%2Fb=c%2Fd, then ad=bc.

This method is often called 'cross multiplication'

Back to your problem,
2%2F35=x%2F1575

here, a=2, b=35, c=x, and d=1575. Thus,
2%2A1575=35x
35x=2%2A1575
35x=3150
35x%2F35=3150%2F35
x=90

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