Solve 5/x=2/4.4

$$\frac { 5 } { x } = \frac { 2 } { 4.4 }$$

Solve for x

$$x=11$$

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.

$$5=x\times \frac{2}{4.4}$$

Expand \frac{2}{4.4} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$5=x\times \frac{20}{44}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{20}{44} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$5=x\times \frac{5}{11}$$

Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.

$$x\times \frac{5}{11}=5$$

Multiply both sides by \frac{11}{5}, the reciprocal of \frac{5}{11}.

$$x=5\times \frac{11}{5}$$

Cancel out 5 and 5.

$$x=11$$