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If x=8 then y=4. What is the value of x when y=8?

User Joan Triay
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wouldn’t it be X=16
User Rein Henrichs
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Answer:

x = 16

Explanation:

You can create a proportion to solve this.

X over Y --> 8 over 4 (picture this in fraction form lol)

8 over 4 = x over 8

Cross-multiply

4x = 64

Divide both sides by 4

x = 16

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