Question

What is the proportion of 24/13 equal a/26

Answer 1

You can cross multiply or multiply both sides by 26

`(a)/(26)=(24)/(13)\\\\26\!\!\!\!\!\diagup^1\cdot(a)/(26\!\!\!\!\!\diagup_1)=26\!\!\!\!\!\diagup^2\cdot(24)/(13\!\!\!\!\!\diagup_1)\\\\1\cdot a=2\cdot24\\\\\boxed{a=48}`

Answer 2

48

Explanation:

24/13=a/26 is our equation. So now we can cross multiply and get 24*26=13a. So a=48.