Solve 3/4x=1.5

$$\frac { 3 } { 4 } x = 1.5$$

Solve for x

$$x=2$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Multiply both sides by \frac{4}{3}, the reciprocal of \frac{3}{4}.

$$x=1.5\times \frac{4}{3}$$

Convert decimal number 1.5 to fraction \frac{15}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$x=\frac{3}{2}\times \frac{4}{3}$$

Multiply \frac{3}{2} times \frac{4}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{3\times 4}{2\times 3}$$

Cancel out 3 in both numerator and denominator.

$$x=\frac{4}{2}$$

Divide 4 by 2 to get 2.

$$x=2$$