Question

How do you find the solution to the proportion 2/v equals 1/8?

Answer 1

`v=16`

Explanation:

We have `2/v=1/8`

Mutliply both sides by `8`:

`2/vxx8=1/8xx8`

`16/v=1`

Mulitply both sides by `v`:

`16=v", as required"`