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Determine the missing term to make these ratios equal:
13:7 = 39:x

User MandisaW
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Answer: x = 21

Explanation:

13/39 = 7/x

13/39 = 1/3 (divide each side by 13)

1/3=7/x

1/3=7/21 (multiply the numerator by 3 to get the denominator)

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