The method you used to help Kevin in parts F and G is called cross multiplication. It’s called cross multiplication because it involves multiplying the denominator of each fraction with the numerator on the opposite side of the equal sign. Now solve the equation 24(9) = 2x.

Each person in an it department of 25 people works on at least one of 3 major projects: system security, program implementation, platform development. 10 people work on system security, 13 work on program implementation, and 12 work on platform development. 4 people work on system security and platform development, 5 people work on program implementation and platform development, and 2 people work on all three projects. how many people work on system security and program implementation?