The proportion is
.
Apply cross products property: If
then
.

Apply distributive property:
.

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Subtract 24t from each side.
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Add 10 each side.
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Divide each side by 11.
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Cancel common terms.
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To check the solution, substitute the value of
in the proportion
.




Cancel common terms.
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This statement is true, so the value of
is the solution of
.
The value of
.