Question

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Answer 1

Answer: x = 9

Remember: cross-multiply (product of the means equals the product of the extremes) to solve this proportion. It forms a 'cross'-- hence its name.

   4        8        4 and 2 are the extremes
------ = ------      8 and x - 8 are the means
x - 8      2        

(4)(2) = 8(x - 8)               Simplify
8 = 8(x - 8)                     Distributive Property
8 = 8x - 64                    Add 64 to both sides
72 = 8x                          Divide by 8 for both sides
9 = x                              Answer!
x = 9                              Answer!

Answer 2

Cross multiply

8(x-8)=8
Divide by 8
x-8=1
Add 8 to the other side
x=9