Solve for a 5/8=a/64 - Math App

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$\frac{5}{8} = \frac{a}{64}$

Rewrite the equation as $\frac{a}{64} = \frac{5}{8}$ .

$\frac{a}{64} = \frac{5}{8}$

Multiply both sides of the equation by $64$ .

$64 \cdot \frac{a}{64} = 64 \cdot \frac{5}{8}$

Simplify both sides of the equation.

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Cancel the common factor of $64$ .

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Cancel the common factor.

$64 \cdot \frac{a}{64} = 64 \cdot \frac{5}{8}$

Rewrite the expression.

$a = 64 \cdot \frac{5}{8}$

$a = 64 \cdot \frac{5}{8}$

Simplify $64 \cdot \frac{5}{8}$ .

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Cancel the common factor of $8$ .

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Factor $8$ out of $64$ .

$a = 8 (8) \cdot \frac{5}{8}$

Cancel the common factor.

$a = 8 \cdot 8 \cdot \frac{5}{8}$

Rewrite the expression.

$a = 8 \cdot 5$

$a = 8 \cdot 5$

Multiply $8$ by $5$ .

$a = 40$

$a = 40$

$a = 40$

Solve for a 5/8=a/64

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