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I am totally horrible at geometry! can someone help me please

I am totally horrible at geometry! can someone help me please-example-1

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Answer: 6

Explanation:

We will set up a proportion to solve. Let x be equal to ?.


\displaystyle (3)/(5) =(x)/(x+4)

Now, we will cross-multiply.

3 * (x + 4) = 5 * x

3x + 12 = 5x

12 = 2x

6 = x

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