Question

Solve the proportion for x

Answer 1

$\begin{gathered}\\ \sf\longmapsto \frac{49}{56}=\frac{x}{8}\end{gathered}$

$\begin{gathered}\\ \sf\longmapsto \cancel{\dfrac{49}{56}}=\frac{x}{8}\end{gathered}$

$\begin{gathered}\\ \sf\longmapsto \frac{7}{8}=\frac{x}{8}\end{gathered}$

✎When the denominators are the same, set the numerators equal

$\begin{gathered}\\ \sf\longmapsto 7=x\end{gathered}$

• ✎Swap the sides of the equation

$\begin{gathered}\\ \sf\longmapsto x=7\end{gathered}$