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To calculate: The solution of the proportion.
Answer to Problem 6.5.5EP
The required solution is 13.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The proportion:
Calculation:
The given proportion is
To find the solution of the given expression, find the greatest common factor of 26 and 24 in the above proportion.
So, the greatest common factor of 26 and 24 is 2.
Divide the right hand side of the above proportion by 2.
Apply cross-multiplication on the above proportion and simplify for x .
Divide both sides of the above expression by 12.
Hence, the required solution is 13.
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