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Question 696338: Please I need help solving an algebra: solving proportions
CHARITY Karthik spent $35 of his allowance and gave $5 to a charity. If the number of dollars he spends is proportional to the number of dollars he gives to charitt, how much of much of a $100-allowance will he give to a charity?
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Karthik spent $35 of his allowance and gave $5 to a charity. If the number of dollars he spends is proportional to the number of dollars he gives to charitt, how much of a $100-allowance will he give to a charity?
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x/100 = 5/35
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This is sometimes true I say this because if u substitute your answers that can be different or can be the same.
for ex. x=6 y=6; 6-3 and 6-3 will be the same but if x= 10 and y=15; 10-3 and 15-3 would give you different answers
