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What is the answer to this question I’m stumped.

What is the answer to this question I’m stumped.-example-1

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Answer:

6x = 16

Explanation:


6:2=8:x\to(6)/(2)=(8)/(x)\qquad\text{cross multiply both sides}\\\\(6)(x)=(2)(8)\\\\6x=16

User Rajith Delantha
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Answer:

6x = 16

Explanation:

We can write this as a proportion

6 8

---- = ----------

2 x

Using cross products

6x = 2*8

6x = 16

User Vijay Shiyani
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