Question

Joe writes ratio of x/6 = y/18. If new value of y = 3. What is value of x?

Answer 1

To find the value of \( x \) given the ratio \( \frac{x}{6} = \frac{y}{18} \) and the new value of \( y = 3 \), we can start by substituting \( y = 3 \) into the equation.

The equation becomes:

\[
\frac{x}{6} = \frac{3}{18}
\]

Now, we simplify the right-hand side:

\[
\frac{3}{18} = \frac{1}{6}
\]

Now our equation looks like this:

\[
\frac{x}{6} = \frac{1}{6}
\]

To eliminate the fractions, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 6:

\[
x = 1
\]

Thus, the value of \( x \) is:

\[
\boxed{1}
\]