Question

What does x equal in this sentence 27/45 = x/100?

Answer 1

X equal 60.

Explanation:

Ok so we have a proportion most likely. So to solve for a proportion, you would solve for x. So rewrite the equation like this:

`27/45` = `x/100`

So we cross multiply and we get this

`45x=2700`

So we divide both sides by 45 and we get 60.