Write a proportion that could be used to solve for the variable \(x\).

\[
\frac{12 \text{ balls}}{2 \text{ boxes}} = \frac{78 \text{ balls}}{x \text{ boxes}}
\]

Then solve for \(x\).

If 12 balls fit in 2 boxes, 6 balls fit in 1 box. 78 / 6 = 13. 78 balls fit in 13 boxes. x = 13.

Answered by ZackFry | 2024-06-10

We set up the proportion 2 12 ​ = x 78 ​ to solve for x . By cross-multiplying, we find that x = 13 . This means that 78 balls will fit into 13 boxes.
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Answered by ZackFry | 2024-10-11