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\"\"                                   (Write the proportion)

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\"\"                              (Cross products property)

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\"\"                                    (Multiply: \"\")

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\"\"                               (Divide each side by 40)

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\"\"                                      (Cancel common terms)

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\"\"                                             (Divide: \"\")\"\"

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The value of x is 75.

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