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Find the missing number in this proportion.24 36 = 8 ?

User PattyOK
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Answer:

x = 12

Explanation:

User Comfort
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(24)/(36) = (8)/(x)

First, you would multiply the diagonally:
24 · x = 36 ·8

Simplify:
24x = 288

Divide:
x = 12
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