Question

Fill in the blank to make an equivalent ratio, 24:42 = 36:?

Answer 1

$24\colon42=\frac{24}{42}=\frac{4}{7}$

so:

$\begin{gathered} 36\colon x=\frac{36}{x}=\frac{4}{7} \\ so\colon \\ solve_{\text{ }}for_{\text{ }}x\colon \\ x=\frac{36\cdot7}{4} \\ x=63 \\ so\colon \\ 36\colon63\equiv24\colon42 \end{gathered}$