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Solve the proportion 4/x = 7/26 X=

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given the proportion :


(4)/(x)=(7)/(56)

we will find x as follows:


\begin{gathered} (7)/(56)=(7\cdot1)/(7\cdot8)=(1)/(8) \\ \\ (4)/(x)=(1)/(8) \\ \\ x=4\cdot8=32 \end{gathered}

So, the answer is: x = 32

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