Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - Proportion - Exercises - Page 278: 77

Answer

$ 83.33 \ ft$

Work Step by Step

We have the proportion $$ \frac{25}{3}=\frac{x}{10} .$$ We solve for $x$ by cross-multiplying: $$ x= \frac{25 \times 10}{3} = 83.33 \ ft .$$
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