Question

How do you solve the proportion `17/5.2=f/13`?

Answer 1

to solve for `f` in the equation `17/5.2 = f/13`

we would multiply both sides by `13`

`13(17/5.2) = 13(f/13)`

as `f` is dived by `13` and now we multiply by `13` we will be left with `f`.

so we have

`13(17/5.2) = f`

Therefore `f = 42.5`

thus you can rewrite the above proportion as:

`17/5.2 = 42.5/13`