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

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

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

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