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Solve the following proportion for x 6/7 = 48/x

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The answer is: " x = 56 " .
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Given : " 6/7 = 48/x ; Solve for "x" ;

Method 1): "Cross multiply" ;

6x = 7 * 48 ;

6x = 336 ;

Divide each side by "6" ; as follows:
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6x / 6 = 336 / 6 ;
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to get:
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x = 56 .
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Method 2): Given: " 6/7 = 48/x " ; Solve for "x" ;
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Cross-multiply:
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6x = 7 * 48 ;
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Now, divide EACH SIDE of the equation by "6" ;
to isolate "x" on one side of the equation;
& to solve for "x" ;
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6x = 7 * 48 ;
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Divide EACH side of the equation by "6" :
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(6x)/(6) =
(7*48)/(6) ;
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On the "left-hand side" of the equation, the "6 's " cancel out to "1" ;

{since: (6÷6=1) ; & we are left with "x" on the left-hand side of the equation} ;

On the "right-hand side" of the equation; the "48" in the denominator

cancels out to an "8" ; and the "6" cancels to a "1" ;

{since: (48÷6=8); & (6÷6=1) ; and the denominator gets "eliminated";

{since the denominator is equal to "1" ;

& any value (including the numerator), divided by "1" (the denominator),

is equal to that same value (the numerator);

so there is no need for the "denominator".
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We can rewrite the equation as:

x = 7 * 8 ; and solve; 7 * 8 = 56 ;

→ x = 56 .
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Method 3): Given: " 6/7 = 48/x " ; Solve for "x" ;
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6/7 = 48/x ;

Comparing the "numerators" ; " [ 6 * (what value?) = 48 ?] " ??

[ (48 ÷ 6 = (what value?) ] ??

48 ÷ 6 = 8 /

So: "6/7" = (6*8) / (7*8) = 48/56 = 48/ x ?? ;

→ x = 56 .
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