Posted by Jeannie on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 8:05pm.
x does not = 33
To solve a proportion, you need to cross multiply and solve for the unknown.
32/x = 2/3
2x = 96
x = 96/2
x = 48
Doesn't that make sense? 32/48 = 2/3
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