SOLUTION: What is the answer to 3/8=x/12 and how do you do it ?

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Question 903279: What is the answer to 3/8=x/12 and how do you do it ?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Do operations, the same on EACH side, to undo what was done to x.
3%2F8=x%2F12, given.

%283%2F8%29%2812%2F1%29=%28x%2F12%29%2812%2F1%29, multiplication property of inequality, multiplicative inverse;

9%2F2=x, combined steps, not want to explain everything.