Question

Use equivalent ratios to find the unknown value.10/?= 50/40the unknown value is ?

Answer 1

The given proportion is

`(10)/(x)=(50)/(40)`

Let's solve for x.

`\begin{gathered} x=(40\cdot10)/(50) \\ x=(400)/(50) \\ x=8 \end{gathered}`

Hence, the solution is 8.