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Help please ! solve for x and round the answer to the nearest tenth. need it asap , thank you

Help please ! solve for x and round the answer to the nearest tenth. need it asap-example-1

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Answer:

5.2

Explanation:

Note the equal sign. This means that these two fractions are proportional. First, find common denominators. Note that what you do to the denominator, you do to the numerator:


4 * 13 * ((17)/(13)) = ((x)/(4)) * 4 * 13\\\\4 * 17 = x * 13\\\\68 = x * 13

Isolate the variable, x. Note the equal sign, what you do to one side, you do to the other. Divide 13 from both sides:


68 = x * 13\\\\(68)/13 = (x * 13)/13\\x = 68/13\\x = 5.2(rounded to the nearest tenth).

5.2 is your answer.

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User Phwd
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Answer:

5.2

Explanation:


(17)/(13) = (x)/(4)

To solve for x, we want to isolate x. To do this, we need to multiply both sides by 4.


((4)/(1))((17)/(13)) = x

Multiply the numerators and the denominators separately.

4 • 17 = 68

1 • 13 = 13


(68)/(13) = x

Divide.

68 ÷ 13 = 5.23

Round to the nearest tenth.

5.2

Hope this helps!

User Sagar Sukode
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