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Find the missing number in the proportion. 8/56 = ?/49

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Answer:

Then divide both sides of the equation by 56 to get x=7.

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Let x be the unknown quantity.  First, cross multiply to get 56x=392.  Then divide both sides of the equation by 56 to get x=7.
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