Solve 10/x=45/60

$$\frac { 10 } { x } = \frac { 45 } { 60 }$$

Solve for x

$$x = \frac{40}{3} = 13\frac{1}{3} \approx 13.333333333$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Variable x cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 60x, the least common multiple of x,60.

$$60\times 10=x\times 45$$

Multiply 60 and 10 to get 600.

$$600=x\times 45$$

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

$$x\times 45=600$$

Divide both sides by 45.

$$x=\frac{600}{45}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{600}{45} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 15.

$$x=\frac{40}{3}$$