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  1. October 15th 2005, 03:26 PM #1
    missc
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    Proportion

    solve for x in the following proportion.

    x:2=3:7
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  2. October 15th 2005, 07:04 PM #2
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    hmmmm

    the way i work it out is i put x over 2 = 3 over 7.. cross multiply and you get 7x=6 divide by 7 and x = 6 over 7..
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