Solve 20/x=12/10

$$\frac { 20 } { x } = \frac { 12 } { 10 }$$

Solve for x

$$x = \frac{50}{3} = 16\frac{2}{3} \approx 16.666666667$$

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 10x, the least common multiple of x,10.

$$10\times 20=x\times 12$$

Multiply 10 and 20 to get 200.

$$200=x\times 12$$

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

$$x\times 12=200$$

Divide both sides by 12.

$$x=\frac{200}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{200}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$x=\frac{50}{3}$$