Question

solve the following for x 13 over8 = x over 9

Answer 1

ANSWER:

$x=14\frac{5}{8}=14.625$

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:

We have the following proportion:

$\frac{13}{8}=\frac{x}{9}$

We solve for x:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{x}{9}=\frac{13}{8} \\ \\ x=\frac{13*9}{8} \\ \\ x=\frac{117}{8}=14\frac{5}{8}=14.625 \end{gathered}$