Why are the solutions to the proportions 50/x =10/20 and 10/50=20/x the same

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storchak [24]2 years ago

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Answer:

because both result in the equation 10x=1000 which simplifies to x=100.

ratelena [41]2 years ago

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With cross multiplication you can find that they are the same. In both equations, x would be 100.

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