Solve 1.1238/36.5=x/143.5

$$\frac { 1.1238 } { 36.5 } = \frac { x } { 143.5 }$$

Solve for x

$$x = \frac{1612653}{365000} = 4\frac{152653}{365000} \approx 4.418227397$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Expand \frac{1.1238}{36.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10000.

$$\frac{11238}{365000}=\frac{x}{143.5}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{11238}{365000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{5619}{182500}=\frac{x}{143.5}$$

Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.

$$\frac{x}{143.5}=\frac{5619}{182500}$$

Multiply both sides by 143.5.

$$x=\frac{5619}{182500}\times 143.5$$

Convert decimal number 143.5 to fraction \frac{1435}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{1435}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$x=\frac{5619}{182500}\times \frac{287}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{5619}{182500} times \frac{287}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{5619\times 287}{182500\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{5619\times 287}{182500\times 2}.

$$x=\frac{1612653}{365000}$$