Solve 12/10x=209/50

$$\frac { 12 } { 10 } x = \frac { 209 } { 50 }$$

Solve for x

$$x = \frac{209}{60} = 3\frac{29}{60} \approx 3.483333333$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Reduce the fraction \frac{12}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{6}{5}x=\frac{209}{50}$$

Multiply both sides by \frac{5}{6}, the reciprocal of \frac{6}{5}.

$$x=\frac{209}{50}\times \frac{5}{6}$$

Multiply \frac{209}{50} times \frac{5}{6} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{209\times 5}{50\times 6}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{209\times 5}{50\times 6}.

$$x=\frac{1045}{300}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{1045}{300} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$x=\frac{209}{60}$$