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siniylev [52]
3 years ago
5

9/(x - 8) = 4/5 how to solve this proportion

Mathematics
1 answer:
ICE Princess25 [194]3 years ago
6 0
\frac{9}{x-8}=\frac{4}{5}
Cross multiply:
(9)(5)=(4)(x-8)
Simplify:
45=4x-32
Group like terms:
77=4x
Solve for x by division:
x=\frac{77}{4}
x=19.25
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