2006-11-14 04:46:32 · 6 answers · asked by wanda_brown62 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
5/3 = 8/(2a)
10a = 24
a = 24/10 = 2.4
2006-11-14 04:55:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
5/3=8/2a<=>
2a/8=3/5<=>
a=(3/5)/(2/8) = (8*3)/(5*2) = 24/10 =
6*2*2/5*2=12/5=
2 2/5
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2006-11-14 12:54:47 · answer #2 · answered by Broden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5/3=8/(2a) multiply by 2a
10a/3=8 multiply by 3
10a=24 divide by 10
a=2.4
2006-11-14 12:48:50 · answer #3 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5/3 = 8/2a
2a=8 x 3/5 = 24/5
a = 12/5 or a = 2.4
2006-11-14 13:04:00 · answer #4 · answered by Stone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5/3=8/2a
10a=24
a=24/10
a=2.4
2006-11-14 12:49:09 · answer #5 · answered by Dupinder jeet kaur k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10a=24
a=2.4
2006-11-14 12:49:56 · answer #6 · answered by Holly B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋