QuestionSolve for in the proportion.
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STEP 1
What is this asking?
We need to find the value of that makes the two fractions, and , equal to each other!
Watch out!
Don't flip the fractions around!
Keep the corresponding parts lined up correctly.
STEP 2
1. Isolate
2. Calculate
STEP 3
We want to get by itself.
It's currently being divided by .
To undo this division, we'll **multiply both sides** of the equation by .
Remember, whatever we do to one side of an equation, we *must* do to the other to keep things balanced!
STEP 4
On the right side, the in the numerator and the in the denominator divide to one, leaving by itself.
Awesome!
STEP 5
Now, we just need to **multiply** and in the numerator: So, our equation becomes:
STEP 6
Finally, we **divide** by to find the **value of** : So, !
STEP 7
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