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A/5 = 18/30 a= Your answer

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From the equation:


(a)/(5)=(18)/(30)

We can solve for a by multiplying both sides by 5, like this:


\begin{gathered} (a)/(5)=(18)/(30) \\ 5*(a)/(5)=(18)/(30)*5 \\ a*(5)/(5)=(18)/(6) \\ a*1=3 \\ a=3 \end{gathered}

Then, a equals 3

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