Question

Please help me with this problem.
@jim_thompson5910
24/36 = 16/x ?

Answer 1

first step is to cross multiply

Answer 2

what do you get

Answer 3

Is the equation for cross multiplication above correct?

Answer 4

yes you have the right setup, you now need to solve

Answer 5

x= 24

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

X=24
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Answer 8

Thanks .

Answer 9

Yep! :)

Answer 10

@jim_thompson5910 Now what? This is where I get stuck.

Answer 11

x = 24 is the length of BD

Answer 12

that ratio you set up above corresponds to the lengths of the triangles

Answer 13

None of the options are 24 :(

Answer 14

ok so we can't use BD

Answer 15

try to find the length of BF

Answer 16

hint: BF = DE (because BDEF is a parallelogram)

Answer 17

36?

Answer 18

focus on triangles ADE and EFC

Answer 19

use them to find DE

Answer 20

x/16= 36/27 ?

Answer 21

Are you trying to solve for x?

Answer 22

so we have

24/36 = x/27