Question

How do you solve the proportion `186/3.1=27/y`?

Answer 1

If `186/3.1 = 27/y`
then
`y/27 = 3.1/186`
and
`y = 3.1/186 * 27 = 0.45`
`color(white)("xxxxxxxx")`(yes, I "cheated" and use a calculator)