Complete the following sentence.

If x is to 9 as 8 is to 12, then x is equal to ?

The answer is 6

Step-by-step explanation:

x/9 = 8/12

12x = 72

x = 6

Hope that helps :)

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.