gamergirl1232
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  • 07-09-2018
  • Mathematics
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Will give brainliest! Please explain how to solve this! Given the proportion of a/b=8/15 what ratio completes the equivalent proportion of a/8?

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gmany
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  • 07-09-2018

[tex]\dfrac{a}{b}=\dfrac{8}{15}\ \ \ \ |cross\ multiply\\\\15a=8b\ \ \ \ |:15\\\\a=\dfrac{8b}{15}\ \ \ \ |:8\\\\\dfrac{a}{8}=\dfrac{b}{15}[/tex]

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  • 03-03-2021

Answer:

a/b =8/15

multiply both sides by b/8 and you get

a/8 = b/15

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