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Solving a Proportion

Given:
6 x
=
8 16

Step 1: Cross Multiply


6 x
=
8 16

(6)(16) = (8)(x)

96 = 8x

Step 2: Solve for x by dividing (or multiplying by the reciprocal)


96 8 x
=
8 8

12 = x

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