Given the proportion

a/b =8/15, what ratio completes the equivalent proportion
a/8 =?

How do I do this?

3 answers

a/8 = 8/15

Cross multiply and solve for a.

15a = 64

a = 64/15 = 4.26667
a/b =8/15
multiply both sides by b/8 and you get
a/8 = b/15
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