Question

solve: 36/27=2x/3
A. 4
B. 2
C. 3
D. 6

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 2

so you solve this kind of thing by getting x by itself.
what can you do to get x by itself?

Answer 3

36/27=2x/3

36*3=27*2x ... cross multiply

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x = ???

Answer 4

108=54

Answer 5

Not quite.

Answer 6

\[\frac{36 }{ 27} = \frac{2x }{ 3 }\\\\ \frac{ 36 }{9 } = 2x \\\\\ 4 =2x\\ x=2\]

Answer 7

wait im confused now what do we do after ?

Answer 8

Well you needed to keep your 108=54 but you forgot the 'x' so it would be 108=54x. Then you divide the 54 to the other side so you can solve for x.