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Solve the proportion. Please show me step by step how to solve this. Thanks
4.6/6 = w/3

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Answer:

2.3

Explanation:

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Answer:

w = 2.3

Explanation:

It looks like you have ...

4.6/6 = w/3

To solve this, you need to clear the 3 from the denominator of the w term. Do that by multiplying both sides of the equation by 3.

3(4.6/6) = 3(w/3)

4.6(3/6) = w . . . . simplify (rearrange the product to make mental arithmetic easier: 3/6 = 1/2)

w = 2.3 . . . . . . . . do the arithmetic

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