Solve 3/8x=-15/16

$$\frac { 3 } { 8 } x = - \frac { 15 } { 16 }$$

Solve for x

$$x = -\frac{5}{2} = -2\frac{1}{2} = -2.5$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Multiply both sides by \frac{8}{3}, the reciprocal of \frac{3}{8}.

$$x=-\frac{15}{16}\times \frac{8}{3}$$

Multiply -\frac{15}{16} times \frac{8}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{-15\times 8}{16\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-15\times 8}{16\times 3}.

$$x=\frac{-120}{48}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-120}{48} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 24.

$$x=-\frac{5}{2}$$