# Ration 2 basic problem

• January 20th 2011, 01:43 PM
vaironxxrd
Ration 2 basic problem
hello Guys got stuck again on another Ratio problem,

http://s3.postimage.org/1eukf2ax0/Ratio_2.jpg
• January 20th 2011, 01:52 PM
dwsmith
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Originally Posted by vaironxxrd
hello Guys got stuck again on another Ratio problem,

http://s3.postimage.org/1eukf2ax0/Ratio_2.jpg

NO = 6

$\displaystyle\frac{18}{6}=\frac{12}{x}\Rightarrow 18x=12*6\Rightarrow x = ??$
• January 20th 2011, 02:09 PM
vaironxxrd
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Originally Posted by dwsmith
NO = 6

$\displaystyle\frac{18}{6}=\frac{12}{x}\Rightarrow 18x=12*6\Rightarrow x = ??$

X=4!
• January 20th 2011, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by vaironxxrd
X=4!

Or

$\displaystyle\frac{MN}{NO}=\frac{MP}{PQ}\Rightarro w\frac{18}{6}=\frac{12}{PQ}\Rightarrow\ 3=\frac{12}{PQ}$
• January 20th 2011, 03:38 PM
vaironxxrd
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Originally Posted by Archie Meade
Or

$\displaystyle\frac{MN}{NO}=\frac{MP}{PQ}\Rightarro w\frac{18}{6}=\frac{12}{PQ}\Rightarrow\ 3=\frac{12}{PQ}$

Why the $\displaystyle\ 3=\frac{12}{PQ}$
• January 20th 2011, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by vaironxxrd
Why the

$\displaystyle\ 3=\frac{12}{PQ}$

Why not ?
• January 20th 2011, 05:41 PM
vaironxxrd
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Originally Posted by Archie Meade
Why not ?

i JUST CAN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND WHERE IT CAME FROM
• January 20th 2011, 06:17 PM
dwsmith
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Originally Posted by vaironxxrd
i JUST CAN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND WHERE IT CAME FROM

What is 18 divided by 6?