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  • 26-10-2022
  • Mathematics
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solve 8/5=6/x I am not sure how to do this

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AnantJ61369 AnantJ61369
  • 26-10-2022

SOLUTION

We want to solve

[tex]\frac{8}{5}=\frac{6}{x}[/tex]

cross multiplying we have

[tex]\begin{gathered} 8\times x=5\times6 \\ 8x=30 \\ x=\frac{30}{8} \\ x=\frac{15}{4} \\ x=3\frac{3}{4} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Or you can say, answer is x = 3.75

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