Elementary Technical Mathematics

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

Chapter 7 - Review - Page 290: 14

Answer

$$x=529$$

Work Step by Step

To solve the proportion, we put the product of the means equal to the product of the extremes as follows: $$\frac{243}{58.3}=\frac{x}{127}\Longrightarrow x\times 58.3= 243\times 127\Longrightarrow x=\frac{ 243\times 127}{58.3}=529.348 \approx 529$$
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