Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 7
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4. Writing and Solving Proportions
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Exercise 53 Page 210

Solve for the variable by using the Cross Products Property.

d=12

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To solve the proportion, we will start by using the Cross Products Property. Remember that we will need to treat d-2 as a single quantity in the cross multiplication process.
5/2 = d-2/4
5 * 4 = 2*(d-2)
20 = 2(d-2)
From here, we will continue solving for d by using the Distributive Property and the Properties of Equality.
20 = 2(d-2)
20 = 2d - 4
20 +4= 2d - 4+4
24 = 2d
24/2 = 2d/2
24/2 =d
12 = d
d=12