Solve 112/98=5.6/y

$$\frac { 112 } { 98 } = \frac { 5.6 } { y }$$

Solve for y

$$y=4.9$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Variable y cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 98y, the least common multiple of 98,y.

$$y\times 112=98\times 5.6$$

Multiply 98 and 5.6 to get 548.8.

$$y\times 112=548.8$$

Divide both sides by 112.

$$y=\frac{548.8}{112}$$

Expand \frac{548.8}{112} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$y=\frac{5488}{1120}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{5488}{1120} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 112.

$$y=\frac{49}{10}$$