SOLUTION: solve the proportion please help 6/a=18/27

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Question 384572: solve the proportion please help
6/a=18/27
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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solve the proportion please help
6/a=18/27
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Invert both sides to get:
a/6 = 26/18
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a = 6*(26/18)
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a = 26/3
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a = 8 2/3
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Cheers,
Stan H.