Question

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What is the value of a?


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Answer 1

@paki Can u help me?

Answer 2

so this is a proportion problem, so you would set it up like this \[\frac{ 16 }{ a }=\frac{ 8 }{ 2 }\]

Answer 3

so \[16\times2=2a\]

Answer 4

\[32=2a\]\[\frac{ 32 }{ 2 }=\frac{ 2a }{ 2 }\]\[a=16\]