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Solve the proportion. Check your solution.$$\frac{2}{x}=\frac{16}{40}$$
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Multiply $x$ and $16$ to get $16x$. Then multiply $2$ and $40$ to get $80$. This gives us the equation $16x = 80$. Show more…
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