Find the missing value in the given equivalent ratios. 8:7=____: 56

Andros asked Mar 27, 2023

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Andros asked Mar 27, 2023

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Let the missing number be "x". So, we can write,

We can easily solve for the unknown number (x) by cross multiplying and doing a bit of algebra.

The steps are shown below:

$\begin{gathered} (8)/(7)=(x)/(56) \\ 7x=8*56 \\ 7x=448 \\ x=(448)/(7) \\ x=64 \end{gathered}$

Mscccc answered Mar 30, 2023

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