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desmond20 desmond20
  • 15-04-2016
  • Mathematics
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Solve the following proportion. x/10 = 4/8

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GeneralKnowledge GeneralKnowledge
  • 15-04-2016

One way to go about this is cross multiplication: multiply both sides by both denominators to remove the denominators.

x/10 = 4/8
x/10 10 8 = 4/8 10 8
8x = 40

Now the equation is in a form you can solve easier.

8x = 40
x = 5

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Layrd
Layrd Layrd
  • 15-04-2016

5/10=0.5  4/8/10=0.5 5 is your answer

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