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Show how to solve 6/15=2/?

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6 / 15 = 2 / x

6x = 30

x = 30 / 6 = 5

User Dylan Kerler
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There are two way sof doing this question:
1st solution is :
6/15 = 2/5
because 6/15 is divisible by 3 and it is done by this form :
3 X 2 = 6
and
3 X 5 = 15
2nd solution is:
6/15 = 2/?
here we suppose that the missing value is x:
 6/15 = 2/x

you shift the denominators and then multiply them by the their numerators:
 6 * x = 15 * 2
6x = 30
now you divide 6 on both sides:
6x/6 = 30/6
x = 5
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