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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Write the following proportion: 8 is to 64 as 2 is to x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

could the x be 16

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

8/64 = 2/x

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

x is 16. you are correct.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Just as 64 is 8 times 8, 16 is 8 times 2.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but is that how I would write the proportion

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

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