SOLUTION: Solve the proportion -3/4=5/x

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Question 195883: Solve the proportion -3/4=5/x
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3%2F4=5%2Fx Start with the given ratio


%28-3%2F4%29%2Ax=5 Multiply both sides by x


-3%2Ax=5%2A4 Multiply both sides by 4


-3%2Ax=20 Multiply


x=20%2F-3 Divide both sides by -3


x=-20%2F3 Reduce.



So our answer is x=-20%2F3 which is roughly