brookestille1 brookestille1
  • 25-10-2019
  • Mathematics
contestada

who knows how to solve proportions! I NEED HELP!!!!!!! 5/2=2/x x=???​

Respuesta :

gmany
gmany gmany
  • 26-10-2019

Answer:

[tex]\large\boxed{x=\dfrac{4}{5}=0.8}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]\dfrac{5}{2}=\dfrac{2}{x}\qquad\text{cross multiply}\\\\5x=(2)(2)\\\\5x=4\qquad\text{divide both sides by 5}\\\\\dfrac{5x}{5}=\dfrac{4}{5}\\\\x=\dfrac{4}{5}\to x=0.8[/tex]

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Lori wants to distribute 35 peaches equally into baskets she will use more than 1 but fewer than 10 baskets how many baskets does Lori make
Write a corresponding real-world problem to represent 2x - 125 = 400.
Help history? Describe how voting changed in America from the early days to the present.
What is the importance of photosynthesis in maintaining ecosystem?
The democratic style of parenting __________. A.brings about lower academic performance than other parenting styles B.brings about higher levels of high-risk
Two reasons why are people hesitant to report corruption
___AIBr3+__K-->__KBr+__AI
Write a caption to describe how this butterfly's long mouth part helps it to survive
Harry eats 2/3 of his pizza. Charlotte eats 7/9 of her pizza. a) what fraction of pizza has been eaten in total? - I got 13/9 ( 1 and 4/9) b) what total fractio
when your finding the area of a rectangle do you multiply the numbers around the perimeter or add them.