SOLUTION: Can someone please help me with these two problems? Thank you! Solve each proportion and then check. x/12-x = 5/15 the second problem x+10/x-6 = x/x+4
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Question 700904: Can someone please help me with these two problems? Thank you! Solve each proportion and then check. x/12-x = 5/15 the second problem x+10/x-6 = x/x+4 Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x/12-x = 5/15 CROSS MULTIPLY.
15X=5(12-X)
15X=60-5X
15X+5X=60
20X=60
X=60/20
X=3 ANS.
PROOF:
3/(12-3)=5/15
3/9=5/15
1/3=1/3
x+10/x-6 = x/x+4
(X+10)(X+4)=X(X-6)
X^2+14X+40=X^2-6X
X^2-X^2+14X+6X=-40
20X=-40
X=-40/20
X=-2 ANS.
PROOF:
(-2+10)/(-2-6)=-2/(-2+4)
8/-8=-2/2
-1=-1
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