Solve 4/16=5.3/x

$$\frac { 4 } { 16 } = \frac { 5.3 } { x }$$

Solve for x

$$x=21.2$$

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 16x, the least common multiple of 16,x.

$$x\times 4=16\times 5.3$$

Multiply 16 and 5.3 to get 84.8.

$$x\times 4=84.8$$

Divide both sides by 4.

$$x=\frac{84.8}{4}$$

Expand \frac{84.8}{4} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$x=\frac{848}{40}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{848}{40} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.

$$x=\frac{106}{5}$$