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If 6:2=8x then answers are A.2x=14 B.2x=48 c. 6x=10 D. 6x=16

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Answer:

16x = 6

Explanation:

If 6:2=8x then answers are A.2x=14 B.2x=48 c. 6x=10 D. 6x=16

6:2=8x can also be written as 6/2 = 8x/1

Cross multiply

2 * 8x = 6*1

16x = 6

Hence the expression can also be written as 16x = 6

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