Question

Solve the proportion x/8=30/40 * 2 points x=4 x=2 x=3 x=6

Answer 1

That’s not any if the answers
These are the answers
x=4
x=2
x=3
x=6

Answer 2

Wrong

Answer 3

To solve the proportion x/8 = (30/40) * 2, we can simplify the right side of the equation first.

(30/40) * 2 = (3/4) * 2

= 3/2

Now, the proportion becomes x/8 = 3/2.

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply.

2x = 8 * 3

2x = 24

Dividing both sides by 2 gives:

x = 12

Therefore, the correct answer is x = 12.

Answer 4

Apologies for the mistake. Let's solve the proportion correctly.

x/8 = (30/40) * 2

To simplify the right side:

(30/40) * 2 = 30/20 = 3/2

Now the proportion becomes:

x/8 = 3/2

To solve for x, we cross-multiply:

2x = 8 * 3

2x = 24

Dividing both sides by 2:

x = 12

Therefore, the correct answer is x = 12.

Answer 5

I apologize again for the error. Let's solve the proportion correctly.

x/8 = 30/40 * 2

To simplify the right side:

30/40 * 2 = (30 * 2) / 40 = 60/40 = 3/2

Now the proportion becomes:

x/8 = 3/2

To solve for x, we cross-multiply:

2x = 8 * 3

2x = 24

Dividing both sides by 2:

x = 12

Therefore, the correct answer is x = 12.