FIND THE ERROR: Chun and Traci are determining the value of x in the figure. Chun says to find the value of x, solve the proportion = 1, but Treci says to find the value of 1, the proportion is should be solved. Is either of them correct? Explain your reasoning

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  Chun is correct

Step-by-step explanation:

The angle bisector divides the sides of the triangle proportionally. Any proportion that is written should equate ratios of corresponding sides.

Chun's proportion correctly relates the top-side measures to their corresponding bottom-side measures:

  top short : bottom short = top long : bottom long

  5 / 8 = 15 / x

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Traci's error is that she mixes top-side and bottom-side measures. Her incorrect relation is ...

  top short : bottom long = bottom short : top long

She has used top:bottom for short measures and bottom:top for long measures. This mixing will give Traci an incorrect solution.

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Chun's proportion correctly gives x=24.

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step-by-step explanation:

the 8 in 8,420 is in the thousands place so it's value is 8 thousand.

the 8 in 6,870 is in the hundreds place so it's value is 8 hundred.

divide 8000 by 800 to find the answer:

8000 / 800 = 10

the 8 in 8,420 is 10 times greater than the 8 in 6,870