Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321955048
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Chapter 6 - Section 6.2 - Proportions - Exercise Set - Page 428: 58

Answer

$n=10$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{n}{3\frac{1}{8}} = \frac{7\frac{3}{5}}{2\frac{3}{8}}$ $n \times 2\frac{3}{8} = 7\frac{3}{5} \times 3\frac{1}{8}$ $\frac{19n}{8} = \frac{38}{5} \times \frac{25}{8}$ $\frac{19n}{8} = \frac{950}{40}$ $19n \times 40 = 950 \times 8$ $760n = 7600$ $n=10$
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