How do you find the ratio of x to y given $5x = 6y$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-23T20:09:32

$5x=6y$

Divide both sides by $color(red)y$ .

$implies (5x)/color(red)y=(6cancely)/cancelcolor(red)y$

$implies (5x)/y=6$

Divide both sides by $color(blue)5$ .

$implies (cancel5x)/(cancelcolor(blue)5y)=6/color(blue)5$

$implies x/y=6/5$

$implies x:y=6:5$

How do you find the ratio of x to y given 5x = 6y5x = 6y?