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Artyom0805 [142]2 years ago

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Im not sure but I think it could be D.

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$\bf \begin{array}{ccll}oats&water\\\cline{1-2}\frac{3}{2}&\frac{5}{2}\\[0.8em]3&x\end{array}\implies \cfrac{~~\frac{3}{2}~~}{3}=\cfrac{~~\frac{5}{2}~~}{x}\implies \cfrac{~~\frac{3}{2}~~}{\frac{3}{1}}=\cfrac{~~\frac{5}{2}~~}{\frac{x}{1}}\implies \cfrac{3}{6}=\cfrac{5}{2x}\\\\\\6x=30\implies x=\cfrac{30}{6}\implies \blacktriangleright x=5 \blacktriangleleft$

$\bf \begin{array}{ccll}oats&water\\\cline{1-2}\frac{3}{2}&\frac{5}{2}\\[0.8em]2&x\end{array}\implies \cfrac{~~\frac{3}{2}~~}{2}=\cfrac{~~\frac{5}{2}~~}{x}\implies \cfrac{~~\frac{3}{2}~~}{\frac{2}{1}}=\cfrac{~~\frac{5}{2}~~}{\frac{x}{1}}\implies \cfrac{3}{4}=\cfrac{5}{2x}\\\\\\6x=20\implies x=\cfrac{20}{6}\implies x=\cfrac{10}{3}\implies \blacktriangleright x=3\frac{1}{3} \blacktriangleleft$

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