Asked by doodooman5

Solve for h in the proportion.

13
7
=
19.5
h


h =
explain answer

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Interpret the proportion as 13/7 = 19.5/h. Cross-multiply:

13h = 7 × 19.5 = 136.5

h = 136.5 ÷ 13 = 10.5

(As a fraction, h = 21/2.) Check: 13/7 ≈ 1.85714 and 19.5/10.5 ≈ 1.85714, so it works.