What is the solution to the proportion $8/x = 5/10$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-02T23:54:31

The answer is $x=16$ .

Solve the proportion $8/x=5/10$

Cross multiply.

$5*x=8*10$ =

$5x=80$ =

Divide both sides by $5$ .

$(cancel5x)/cancel5=80/5$ =

$x=16$

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