SOLUTION: 2y/8y-3=?/64y-24 Solve for ?

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Question 1134828: 2y/8y-3=?/64y-24
Solve for ?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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let ? be x
2y%2F%288y-3%29=x%2F%2864y-24%29
2y%2F%288y-3%29=x%2F8%288y-3%29.............simplify
2y%2Fcross%28%288y-3%29%291=x%2F8cross%28%288y-3%29%29
2y%2F1=x%2F8........cross multiply
2y%2A8=x%2A1
x=16y
then you have 2y%2F%288y-3%29=16y%2F%2864y-24%29