dvaradonic
dvaradonic dvaradonic
  • 02-11-2020
  • Mathematics
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in the proportion
[tex] \frac{9}{4} = \frac{x + 2}{8} [/tex]
what does x equal?
a.12
b.14
c.16
d.17​

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CheeseTheFox
CheeseTheFox CheeseTheFox
  • 02-11-2020
c. 16

hope this helps!!
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jcherry99
jcherry99 jcherry99
  • 02-11-2020

Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Anyone who can do latex as well as you can, will likely catch onto this very quickly. Anyway, let's see.

Cross Multiply

4(x + 2) = 9*8                 Remove the brackets on the left and multiply the right.

4x + 8 = 72                     Subtract 8

4x = 64                           Divide by 4

x = 64/4

x = 16

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