Question

Solve the proportion using the cross products property15/a=3/2

Answer 1

$\frac{15}{a}=\frac{3}{2}$

To solve this proportion, we will use cross products

This means we multiply a by 3 and equate it by 15 times 2

$\begin{gathered} a\times3=15\times2 \\ 3a=30 \end{gathered}$

Now to find the value of a, we will divide both sides by 3

$\begin{gathered} \frac{3a}{3}=\frac{30}{3} \\ a=10 \end{gathered}$

The value of a is 10