Solve 27/4*x=-1/4

$$\frac { 27 } { 4 } \cdot x = - \frac { 1 } { 4 }$$

Solve for x

$$x=-\frac{1}{27}\approx -0.037037037$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Multiply both sides by \frac{4}{27}, the reciprocal of \frac{27}{4}.

$$x=-\frac{1}{4}\times \frac{4}{27}$$

Multiply -\frac{1}{4} times \frac{4}{27} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{-4}{4\times 27}$$

Cancel out 4 in both numerator and denominator.

$$x=\frac{-1}{27}$$

Fraction \frac{-1}{27} can be rewritten as -\frac{1}{27} by extracting the negative sign.

$$x=-\frac{1}{27}$$