Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 7 - Review - Page 290: 13

Answer

$$x=788$$

Work Step by Step

To solve the proportion, we put the product of the means equal to the product of the extremes as follows: $$\frac{61.1}{81.3}=\frac{592}{x}\Longrightarrow x\times 61.1= 592\times 81.3\Longrightarrow x=\frac{ 592\times 81.3}{61.1}=787.718 \approx 788$$
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