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This is 10th grade Geometery (USA)

Solve for X This is 10th grade Geometery (USA)-example-1
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You can set up proportions:

(55)/(35) = (x)/(42)

Now you can cross multiply:

55(42) = 35x

Solve for x:

x = (55(42))/(35) = 66

So, x = 66.
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