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Solve the following proportion4 x— = —7 28x=

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Answer:

x = 16

Explanations:

The given rquation is:


(4)/(7)=\text{ }(x)/(28)

Step 1: Cross multiply the equations. That is 28 multiplies 4 and 7 multiplies x:


28\text{ x 4 = 7 }*\text{ x} 112 = 7x

Step 2: Divide both sides by 7


(112)/(7)=\text{ }(7x)/(7) 16 = x x = 16
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