How do you solve #7/5 = a/8#?

3 Answers
Feb 10, 2016

You can multiply both sides by 8 to get a alone on the right side
Therefore, the answer is #8*7/5 = 56/5#

Feb 10, 2016

11.2

Explanation:

#7/5#=#a/8#

5a=#7xx8#

5a=56/:5

a=11.2

Feb 14, 2016

#a=13 1/5#

Explanation:

#7/5=a/8#

Cross multiply #color(orange)(a/b=c/d,ad=bc#

#rarr5a=7(8)#

#rarr5a=56#

#rArra=56/5=13 1/5#