Question

Fill in the blank to make an equivalent ratio, 24:42 = 36:?

Answer 1

`24\colon42=(24)/(42)=(4)/(7)`

so:

`\begin{gathered} 36\colon x=(36)/(x)=(4)/(7) \\ so\colon \\ solve_{\text{ }}for_{\text{ }}x\colon \\ x=(36\cdot7)/(4) \\ x=63 \\ so\colon \\ 36\colon63\equiv24\colon42 \end{gathered}`