Question

what value of x solves the following proportion? 9/6= x/8

Answer 1

\[\large \frac{9}{6}=\frac{3}{2}\] and
\[\large\frac{3}{2}=\frac{x}{8}\iff x=\frac{8\times 3}{2}\]

Answer 2

6x=9*8 so
x=(8*9)/6
x=12