Question

7/8 = X/16 X=how do I solve it

Answer 1

x= 14

1) Let's solve this equation considering that we're dealing with two ratios.

Then we can cross multiply and simplify them this way:

`\begin{gathered} (7)/(8)=(x)/(16) \\ 8x=16\cdot7 \\ (8)/(8)x=(16\cdot7)/(8) \\ x=2\cdot7 \\ x=14 \end{gathered}`

2) So the answer is x= 14