Asked by rose

what value of x makes this proportion true?
7 x 5/x = 18/288

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Interpreting the left side as (7×5)/x, we have

35/x = 18/288.

Cross-multiply: 35·288 = 18x → x = (35·288)/18.

Simplify: 288/18 = 16, so x = 35·16 = 560.

Check: 35/560 = 1/16 = 18/288, so x = 560.