Question

What is the solution to the proportion? 5/8 = m/40

Answer 1

Answer:

We get the value of m that is 25.  

Step-by-step explanation:

The given proportion is:

$\frac{5}{8}=\frac{m}{40}$

Simplifying the above given proportion by cross multiplying, we get

$m=\frac{5{\times}40}{8}$

⇒$m=5{\times}5$

⇒$m=25$

Thus, on simplifying the given proportion, we get the value of m.

Answer 2

Your answer is 25. You do 40 times 5 divided by 8 or 8 times 5 is 40 and 5 times 5 is 25. Hope this helps