SOLUTION: Solve for x 8/x=28/42

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Question 147524: Solve for x
8/x=28/42
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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8%2Fx=28%2F42 Start with the given ratio


8=%2828%2F42%29%2Ax Multiply both sides by x


8%2A42=28%2Ax Multiply both sides by 42


336=28%2Ax Multiply


336%2F28=x Divide both sides by 28


12=x Simplify


So our answer is x=12