Solve 24/7.2=71/x

$$\frac { 24 } { 7.2 } = \frac { 71 } { x }$$

Solve for x

$$x=21.3$$

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 x.

$$x\times \frac{24}{7.2}=71$$

Expand \frac{24}{7.2} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$x\times \frac{240}{72}=71$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{240}{72} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 24.

$$x\times \frac{10}{3}=71$$

Multiply both sides by \frac{3}{10}, the reciprocal of \frac{10}{3}.

$$x=71\times \frac{3}{10}$$

Express 71\times \frac{3}{10} as a single fraction.

$$x=\frac{71\times 3}{10}$$

Multiply 71 and 3 to get 213.

$$x=\frac{213}{10}$$