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20/36= x/1200 in this situation, what does x equal?
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20/36= x/1200
in this situation, what does x equal?

User Stewbob
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In this situation, x = 666.6666...the six goes on forever. Another way you could write this is 2000/3. How did I get this? First, multiply 1200 by 20, and then divide by 36! Hope this helps!
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20/36 = x/1,200

Cross multiply.
36 × x and 20 × 1,200

36x = 24,000
x = 666.67

x equals 667, or 666.67.
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