Asked by Anonymous

Good evening, I posted this question this morning. The answer that someone posted was not clear.

Could someone please help me with this problem?

x:9=2/3:36

The answer is 0.1666

But this is what I keep getting:

x/9 = (2/3)/36

x * 36/36= (2/3) * (9/1) /36

(2/3) * (9/1) /36 = 6

6/36 = 6

Thank you in advance!

Answers

Answered by Steve
x:9=2/3:36
x*36 = 9 * 2/3
36x = 6
x = 1/6 = 0.1666

or,

x/9 = (2/3)/36
x/9 = 2/108
x/9 = 1/54
x = 9/54 = 1/6

maybe you should try some other proportions with less complicated numbers, to learn the method and why it works.
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