Question

Solve the proportion: 16/17=x/40

Answer 1

first step: cross multiply
second step divide by 17
third step : calculate!

Answer 2

\[\LARGE \frac{16}{17}=\frac{x}{40} \quad \quad \Longrightarrow 17x=40\cdot 16\]
this was the first step...
do the rest :)

Answer 3

this is not really helping you knoee..

Answer 4

17x=640 then divide 17 by both side right? then you get x= ?

Answer 5

\[\LARGE \frac{17x}{17}=\frac{640}{17} \]

\[\LARGE \frac{17}{17}\cdot x=\frac{640}{17} \]
\[\LARGE x=\frac{640}{17} \]
or
\[\LARGE x\approx 37.64\]

Answer 6

i was correct the answer is 37.6

Answer 7

I don't see where you wrote that, and I denied !! O_O ...