SOLUTION: solve for the unknown in the following proportion show work x/8=15/24 and a/4= 2/5/10

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Question 359690: solve for the unknown in the following proportion show work x/8=15/24 and
a/4= 2/5/10
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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x/8=15/24
x=(8*15)/24 multiply each side by 8.
=5
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Ed