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If 10/4 = 14/x what is x?

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Is there answer choices? Because if you do 10/4=2.5 and if you do 14/2.5 you get 5.6
User Godric
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Answer: 5.6

Step-by-step explanation:

1) set the proportion:

10 14
----- = -----
4 x

2) clear the unknown, x

10x = 14(4)

=> 10x = 56

=> x = 56 / 10

=> x = 5.6
User AbdA
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