Question

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Solve the proportion x over x minus 4 equals 4 over x minus 4.. What is the value of x?

x = 2
x = −2 and x = 1
x = −1 and x = 4
x = 4

Answer 1

\[\frac{ x }{ x-4 } = \frac{ 4 }{ x-4 }\]

Answer 2

im sure the first x in the numerator is 4 then cross multiply??

Answer 3

Multiply both sides by x-4 and get x=4.