emdh420
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  • 23-05-2016
  • Mathematics
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Write the following proportion:
8 is to 64 as 2 is to X

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Petroniusz
Petroniusz Petroniusz
  • 23-05-2016
1 way
[tex] \frac{8}{64} = \frac{2}{x} \\ \\ \frac{8:4}{64:4} = \frac{2}{x} \\ \\ \frac{2}{16} = \frac{2}{x} [/tex]    ⇔  x = 16
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[tex] \frac{8}{64} = \frac{2}{x} [/tex]
We multiply the cross

[tex]8x = 2 * 64 8x = 128 x = 16[/tex]
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bianca26
bianca26 bianca26
  • 23-05-2016
8 over 64 is equal to 2 over x...cross multipy and that should give you 128=8x...now just divide 128 by 8 to find x...x=16
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