What is the solution to the proportion $x/2 = 5/15$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-04T22:03:37

The answer:

15 $*$ x = 5 ⋅ 2

15 x = 10

x = $10/15$

x = $2/3$

Answer 2 · 2015-05-04T22:10:53

Solve the proportion $x/2=5/15$ .

Reduce $5/15$ to $1/3$ by dividing the numerator and denominator by $5$ .

$(5-:5)/(15-:5)=1/3$

Cross multiply.

$x/2=1/3$ =

$3*x=2*1$ =

$3x=2$

Solve for $x$ by dividing both sides by $3$ .

$(cancel3x)/cancel3=2/3$ =

$x=2/3$ .

What is the solution to the proportion x/2 = 5/15x/2 = 5/15?