22. Sheila observes the Bermuda Triangle on two maps of different sizes. The triangles are similar and have dimensions, in centimeters, as shown in the figure below.
What is the value, in centimeters, of x?

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22.   Sheila observes the Bermuda Triangle on two maps of different sizes. The triangles are similar and have dimensions, in centimeters, as shown in the figure below. 
What is the value, in centimeters, of x?

anonymous · Answer

This is the figure for the question

bahrom7893 · Answer

6/5 = 3x/(x+3)
Solve for x

anonymous · Answer

idk how :s I suck at algebra...

anonymous · Answer

im kinda guessing on everything

bahrom7893 · Answer

Cross multiply:
6(x+3) = 5*3x

anonymous · Answer

um how do i multiply that if there is an x?
would it be 15x?

bahrom7893 · Answer

yea

anonymous · Answer

so the answer is 15x?

anonymous · Answer

no, there is the other side you have to work with too
at the end you should have x=some number

anonymous · Answer

oh ._. FML im confused :s

bahrom7893 · Answer

Peter can take over now, I deleted my answer :D

anonymous · Answer

-_- Thanks...

anonymous · Answer

thanks @bahrom7893 and you can work on harder things.

bahrom7893 · Answer

Hey he's actually good Toxic :)

anonymous · Answer

so the objective here is to get x by itself

anonymous · Answer

as bahrom said, 
"6/5 = 3x/(x+3)
Solve for x"
it's easiest to get x by itself if you get rid of all the fractions

anonymous · Answer

do you know how to do that?

anonymous · Answer

no ._.

anonymous · Answer

im just gonna guess cuz i gotta get this pellet done... im behind and don't have time to wait ._. sorry :s

anonymous · Answer

don't do that, you have to learn sometime.

anonymous · Answer

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