How do you solve #x/2 = 5/15#?
1 Answer
May 27, 2016
Explanation:
Given,
#x/2=5/15#
Multiply both sides by
#color(blue)2(x/2)=color(blue)2(5/15)#
#color(red)cancelcolor(blue)(2)(x/color(red)cancelcolor(black)2)=color(blue)2(5/15)#
Simplify.
#x=10/15#
Since the numerator and denominator can be divided by a common factor of
#x=(10color(red)(-:5))/(15color(red)(-:5))#
#x=color(green)(|bar(ul(color(white)(a/a)color(black)(2/3)color(white)(a/a)|)))#