What is the solution to the proportion $32/40 = x/15$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-05T19:25:20

The answer is $x=12$ .

Solve $32/40=x/15$ .

Reduce $32/40$ to $4/5$ by dividing the numerator and denominator by $8$ .

$4/5=x/15$

Cross multiply.

$5*x=4*15$ =

$5x=60$

Divide both sides by $5$ .

$cancel5/cancel5x=60/5$ =

$x=12$

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