I need help with a proportion. Is there anybody that can help?

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anonymous · Answer

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nikato · Answer

Use transitive, since you know. a/b = 8/15, then

a/8 = 8/15
And solve by first cross multiplying

anonymous · Answer

15a=64?

anonymous · Answer

Did I get it right?

nikato · Answer

Correct so far

anonymous · Answer

a=4.266666...

Is that the rest, or did I get it wrong.

nikato · Answer

Yes. And you can either round ur answer to 4.267 or put it as a fraction or 4.266 with a bar over the 6

anonymous · Answer

So the equivalent proportion is  $$\frac{ a }{ 8 } = \frac{ 4.267 }{ 6 }$$

anonymous · Answer

@nikato

anonymous · Answer

How do you put 4.266 as a fraction?

anonymous · Answer

lol ^.^
How did you get 4.2666 in the first place?

XD

anonymous · Answer

64/15, if I've been wrong this whole time, can you help me solve the problem correctly.

anonymous · Answer

64/15, and that is exactly 4.2666 in fraction form :3

Are you half-sleeping or something? :D

anonymous · Answer

4.2666 is a decimal

anonymous · Answer

You don't say? :D

But since you (I think) need it in fraction form, then feel free to switch 4.2666 for 64/15 and do the number-crunching ^.^

anonymous · Answer

ok, thank you. I am sleepy. Thanks for pointing out the obvious to me.

anonymous · Answer

Wait, now I'm actually reading the question, don't go yet, this is fun :3

anonymous · Answer

Now that I HAVE read it, I'm not entirely sure what the question wants... is it asking you for a new fraction/ratio? :/