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Solve for x: 8 is to 64 as 2 is to x

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(8)/(64)=(2)/(x)\ \ \ \ \ \ |cross\ multiply\\\\8x=2*64\\\\8x=128\ \ \ \ \ |divide\ both\ sides\ by\ 8\\\\\boxed{x=16}
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