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Solve the following proportions p/18= 8/72 pls help

User Haffla
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Answer:

p = 2

Explanation:


(p)/(18) =
(8)/(72)

to work with smaller numbers you can look to reduce

for example, 8/72 can be reduced to 1/9


(p)/(18) =
(1)/(9)

now you can cross-multiply:

9p = 18

p = 18/9 which is 2

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