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14:7=_5 please solve the blank

User Rajan
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Answer:

10:5 is the answer

Explanation:

Cross Multiply

14*5=70

7*x= 7x

Algebra expression

70=7x

divide 7 on both sides

70 divided by 7 is 10

14:7=10:5

14 divided by 7 is 2

10 dividend by 5 is 2

User Sam Parrish
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Answer:

10.

Explanation:

There are many ways to solve this;

1. the easiest would be to recognize 14:7 is equivalent to 2:1. Which means the left should be twice as large as the right. Twice of 5 is 10.

2. Cross-multiplication/means-extremes theorem can be used: 14/7=x/5 -> 7x=14*5 -> 7x=70 -> x=10

etc.

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