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Solve the proportion. Show your work.

3/(x + 1) = 5/11?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-22T16:14:57

#x# = #27/5#

We have #3/(x+1)# = #5/11#.

Cross multiplying, we get

#3*11# = #5*(x+1)#

and thus,

#33# = #5x + 5#

Subtracting 5 from both sides,

#27# = #5x#.

Dividing both sides by 5, we get

#x# = #27/5#.