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What value of x make the proportion 7.5 over x equal to 18 over 28.8

 Sep 2, 2015
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What value of x make the proportion 7.5 over x equal to 18 over 28.8,

 

Well look: (7.5/x)=(18/28.8), you can cross multiply thus=x*18=7.5*28.8=18x=216,

So we have 18x=216. we divide both sides by 18 and we get,

x=216/18=12,

So, x=12 which is what you want.

 Sep 2, 2015

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