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  • 15-10-2020
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blank is an equation that can be used to solve the proportion 8/15 = x/6

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  • 15-10-2020

Answer:

[tex]\huge\boxed{x=3\dfrac{1}{5}\to x=3.2}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]\dfrac{8}{15}=\dfrac{x}{6}\quad|\text{cross multiply}\\\\15\cdot x=8\cdot6\\\\15x=48\qquad|\text{divide both sides by 15}\\\\\dfrac{15x}{15}=\dfrac{48}{15}\\\\x=\dfrac{48:3}{15:3}\\\\x=\dfrac{16}{5}\\\\x=3\dfrac{1}{5}\to x=3.2[/tex]

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Аноним Аноним
  • 15-10-2020

Answer:

3 1/5

Step-by-step explanation:

8/15 = x/6

cross multiplication

8*6    15*x

48/15x

x = 3 1/5

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