Solve 5.1/1.7=2.4/x

$$\frac { 5.1 } { 1.7 } = \frac { 2.4 } { x }$$

Solve for x

$$x=0.8$$

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.

$$x\times \frac{5.1}{1.7}=2.4$$

Expand \frac{5.1}{1.7} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$x\times \frac{51}{17}=2.4$$

Divide 51 by 17 to get 3.

$$x\times 3=2.4$$

Divide both sides by 3.

$$x=\frac{2.4}{3}$$

Expand \frac{2.4}{3} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$x=\frac{24}{30}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{24}{30} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$x=\frac{4}{5}$$