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What’s the missing number ?

What’s the missing number ?-example-1
User Pheona
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Answer:

84

Explanation:

One way to solve proportions is to cross multiply. If we name the unknown value x, then we can see that:

2x = 12(14)

2x = 168

x = 84

Another way to solve proportions is to ask, what number did you multiply the first numerator by to get the second numerator. In this case, what do you have to multiply 2 with to get 14. The answer is 7, so that means you must also multiply the first denominator by 7 to get the second denominator, or in this case, the unknown value. 12 x 7 = 84, so the missing number is 84.

Hope this helped! :)

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