SOLUTION: Solve for X in the following proportion: {{{(1/3):(2/3)=(1/6):X}}}

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Question 404716: Solve for X in the following proportion:
%281%2F3%29%3A%282%2F3%29=%281%2F6%29%3AX
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve for X in the following proportion:
%281%2F3%29%3A%282%2F3%29=%281%2F6%29%3AX
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Multiply means and extremes
x*(1/3) = 2/3 * 1/6 = 1/9
x/3 = 1/9
x = 1/3