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14 October, 17:10

What value of x makes this proportion true 3/x=15/40

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  1. 14 October, 19:06
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    3/x=15/40

    solve for x

    multiply both sides by x

    3=15x/40

    multiply both sides by 40

    120=15x

    dvide both sdies by 15

    8=x

    the answer is 8

    or you could simplifyy 15/40 to get 3/8
  2. 14 October, 20:50
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    If you would like to solve the equation 3 / x = 15 / 40 for x, you can calculate this using the following steps:

    3 / x = 15 / 40 / * x

    3 = 15 / 40 * x / * 40

    3 * 40 = 15 * x / 15

    x = 3 * 40 / 15

    x = 8

    The correct result would be 8.
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