Solve the proportion below. X O A. 56 O B. 66 O C. 50 D. 60 PREVIOUS

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we have

$\begin{gathered} (55)/(x)=(5)/(6) \\ \end{gathered}$

solve for x

$\begin{gathered} x*(55)/(x)=(5)/(6)* x \\ 55=(5)/(6)x \\ 55*(6)/(5)=(5)/(6)x*(6)/(5) \\ x=(330)/(5)=66 \end{gathered}$

answer: B. 66

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