Question

Solve for x. 1/2=x/16
A x= 8
B x=2
C x=1
D x=32

Answer 1

You can cross multiply


`(1)/(2) = (x)/(16)`

Multiply numerator of the first fraction by the denominator of the second fraction (1 * 16) and the denominator of the first fraction by the numerator of the first fraction (2 * x). This gives us

16 = 2x

Divide by 2

8 = x

Answer 2

8 is the write answer
because we have to find x
first we have to see our denominater
how do we get 16
we get 16 by multiplying 8 with 2
so we have to find numerater
we will find it with the same way
and we will multiply 1 with 8