Question

Given that 3 x : 10 = 5 : 2 Calculate the value of x .

Answer 1

$\tt{ 3x:10=5:2 }$ ⠀

$\tt{\dfrac{3x}{10}=\dfrac{5}{2} }$ ⠀

$\tt{3x×2=10×5 }$ ⠀

$\tt{6x=50 }$ ⠀

$\tt{x=\dfrac{50}{6} }$ ⠀

$\tt{ x=\dfrac{25}{3}}$ ⠀