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Note: When I say number, I am also including variables and variables with a coefficient (terms).
You Have to Cross-Multiply, and then solve algebraically.
Lets say you have a problem like this: x/2=2/8
# Multiply the Top Left number with the Bottom Right number, and put it on one side of an = sign # Multiply the Bottom Left number with the Top Right number, and put it on the other side of the = sign.
In our case, multiply the inner numbers and put them on one side of an = sign, and then multiply the outer numbers and put them on the other side of the = sign.
In our case, you get: 2*2 = 8x
4 = 8x
4/8 = x
.5 = x
So there you have it, x=.5
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A calculator can be used to proportions to answer a equation. This is easier to solve when having variables on both sides.
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