Question

What would x equal for these two?
15/24 = x/3 & 7/24 = 3/x

Thank you!!!

Answer 1

The first one you have
`(15)/(24)`=
`(x)/(3)` . To solve this you would multiply both sides by 3.

`(45)/(24)`=x

Then simplify by dividing the numerator and denominator by 3.

`(15)/(8)`=x (or in a mixed fraction 1
`(7)/(8)`)

The second one you have
`(7)/(24)`=
`(3)/(x)` . To solve this you would multiply both sides by x.

`(7)/(24)`x=3

Now you would divide both sides by
`(7)/(24)`.

x=
`(3)/((7)/(24))`

You now then multiply 3 by 24 and then divide by 7.

`(72)/(7)`

x=
`(72)/(7)` (in a mixed fraction would be 10
`(2)/(7)`)