Question

Solve the following proportion4 x— = —7 28x=

Answer 1

Answer:

x = 16

Explanations:

The given rquation is:

$\frac{4}{7}=\text{ }\frac{x}{28}$

Step 1: Cross multiply the equations. That is 28 multiplies 4 and 7 multiplies x:

$28\text{ x 4 = 7 }\times\text{ x}$ 112 = 7x

Step 2: Divide both sides by 7

$\frac{112}{7}=\text{ }\frac{7x}{7}$ 16 = x x = 16