Question

Solve the proportion using cross products. Round to the nearest hundredth if necessary. 0.5/5 = 0.03/n

Answer 1

n = 0.3

Explanation:

To solve the proportion using cross products, we will follow the steps below;

`(0.5)/(5)` =
`(0.03)/(n)`

Cross - multiply

0.5 × n = 0.03×5

0.5n = 0.15

Divide both-side of the equation by 0.5

`(0.5 n)/(0.5)` =
`(0.15)/(0.5)`

(On the left-hand side of the equation, 0.5 at the numerator will be cancel-out by 0.5 at the denominator leaving us with just n while on the right-hand side of the equation 0.15 will be divided by 0.5)

n = 0.3

Answer 2

`(0.5)/(5)=(0.03)/(n)\ \ \ |\text{cross multiply}\\\\0.5\cdot n=5\cdot0.03\\\\0.5n=0.15\ \ \ |\cdot2\\\\n=0.3`