What is the answer to (240)/x =(160)/(x-20) ?

The answer to (240)/x =(160)/(x-20) is x=60

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(240)/x =(160)/(x-20)

\frac{240}{x} = \frac{160}{x - 20}

x = 60

Solution steps

\frac{240}{x} = \frac{160}{x - 20}

Cross multiply

240 x - 4800 = x \cdot 160

Move

4800

to the right side

240 x = x \cdot 160 + 4800

Move

x 160

to the left side

80 x = 4800

Divide both sides by

80

x = 60

Verify Solutions

Find undefined (singularity) points:

x = 0, x = 20

Combine undefined points with solutions:

x = 60

\frac{x}{( x + 4 )} = 0

\frac{x + 4}{4} = \frac{x}{x - 2}

18 x^{- 2} = 2

- \frac{7}{x} = - \frac{5}{x + 4}

x, \frac{a x + b}{c x + d} = 4

What is the answer to (240)/x =(160)/(x-20) ?
The answer to (240)/x =(160)/(x-20) is x=60
Solve for x: (240)/x =(160)/(x-20)
The solution is x=60