How do you solve $\frac { 8} { v } = \frac { 17} { 11}$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-10T18:16:05

$v=88/17$

We can cross-multiply to solve this ratio for $v$ . I'll color-code it so you can see what I mean:

$color(blue)8/color(red)v=color(red)17/color(blue)11$

When we cross-multiply, we multiply in the pattern of an $x$ . It will be blue times blue, equal to red times red. We get:

$88=17v$

And we can swap the sides if we like:

$17v=88$

We can divide both sides by $17$ to get:

$v=88/17$

Answer 2 · 2018-03-10T18:18:15

$v=88/17$

$8/v = 17/11$

You solve this by doing cross multiply

$(8)(11) = (v)(17)$

$88 = 17v$

Flip the equation

$17v = 88$

Divide both sides by $17$

$(cancel17v)/cancel17=88/17$

$v=88/17$

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