I am totally horrible at geometry! can someone help me please

Vedhavyas asked Apr 10, 2023

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Vedhavyas asked Apr 10, 2023

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Answer: 6

Explanation:

We will set up a proportion to solve. Let x be equal to ?.

$\displaystyle (3)/(5) =(x)/(x+4)$

Now, we will cross-multiply.

3 * (x + 4) = 5 * x

3x + 12 = 5x

12 = 2x

6 = x

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