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

okay well you are dividing by the same number thing so...

Answer 3

the numerator x is equal to 4?

Answer 4

yeah

Answer 5

then im stuck..is that it?

Answer 6

yep, if u are confused you can plug in the other values and see what happens

Answer 7

Ok, thanks (: