4 years ago

How do I set up this problem

Mathematics

1 answer:

Molodets [167]4 years ago

4 0

Set up a ratio to compare the values, then solve for the missing value (y):

$\frac{53}{-265} = \frac{y}{-335} \\y = 53(-335) / -225\\y = -17755 / -225\\y = 67$ :

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