53.3k views
2 votes
Which equation could you use to solve for x in the proportion 4/5=9/x?

User Wagnerpeer
by
4.9k points

2 Answers

6 votes

Answer:


(4)/(5) =(9)/(x) or
x = (9*5)/(4)

Explanation:


(4)/(5) =(9)/(x)


9*5 = 45


45=4x\\


x=11.25

User LVB
by
4.5k points
7 votes

Answer:

11.25

Explanation:

Step 1:

4/5 = 9/x Proportion

Step 2:

4x = 45 Multiply

Step 3:

45 รท 4 Divide

Answer:

x = 11.25

Hope This Helps :)

User Thilo Savage
by
5.7k points