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Cross Multiply 7/9 and x/5 to find what x equals.

User Milap
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(7)/(9) = (x)/(5)

First you have to cross multiply:

7*5=9*x

Then solve for x:

(7*5)/9=x

=3.888888889
User Kunz
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7/9 = x/5
9x=35
x=3 8/9
User Pulkit Aggarwal
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