Solve 40/1.6=58.5/x

$$\frac { 40 } { 1.6 } = \frac { 58.5 } { x }$$

Solve for x

$$x=2.34$$

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.

$$x\times \frac{40}{1.6}=58.5$$

Expand \frac{40}{1.6} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$x\times \frac{400}{16}=58.5$$

Divide 400 by 16 to get 25.

$$x\times 25=58.5$$

Divide both sides by 25.

$$x=\frac{58.5}{25}$$

Expand \frac{58.5}{25} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$x=\frac{585}{250}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{585}{250} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$x=\frac{117}{50}$$