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5:x=8:9 Proportions

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$\begin{array} { l }\frac{ 5 }{ x }=\frac{ 8 }{ 9 },& x≠0\end{array}$

$45=8x$

$8x=45$

$\begin{array} { l }x=\frac{ 45 }{ 8 },& x≠0\end{array}$

$\begin{align*}&x=\frac{ 45 }{ 8 } \\&\begin{array} { l }x=5 \frac{ 5 }{ 8 },& x=5.625\end{array}\end{align*}$

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