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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help!!!!!!!!!! will give medals!!!!!!!

OpenStudy (black_ninja123):

What do you need help with?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Given figure CDEFGH ~ figure STUVWX, what is the value of a? A. 1.07 cm B. 3.75 cm C. 6 cm D. 15 cm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@JayisSmart

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5/2 = 15/a solve for a

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm right... Lewl

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Agl let me give you a medal say something

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I gave you a medal lewl you can leave now

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I helped him already :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hey blackdragon did you get the answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no i cant figure it out

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im trying but i cant

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5/2 = 15/a

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok well let me walk you through

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so what you do to one side you do to the other right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so first isolate the variable. How do you do that? with 5/2 = 15/a

OpenStudy (anonymous):

divide 5 by 2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not quite

OpenStudy (anonymous):

isolate the variable first don't solve

OpenStudy (anonymous):

um oh is it like useing order of operations

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok lets make it simpler

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay yeah lets do that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you know how to cross multiply?? ill assume you do

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah i do

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i am in 8th grade

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[5/2=15/a\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lewl

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cross multiply

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what does lewl mean?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol but my way

OpenStudy (anonymous):

haha

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so tell me the answer to the cross multiplication equation.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5a=30

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you have time to do all of this and learn or do you just want me to tell you the answer? im fine either way...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

right so what times 5 equals 30!?!?!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well you can tell me the answer or we can work it out ive got all day to do this stuff

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh 6

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5+5+5+5+5+5=????????????????????????????????

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yessss!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay now what

OpenStudy (anonymous):

C. 6cm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thts it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok cool next question!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay ill put it in a new post

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

byye

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