Solve 65/39=161/x

$$\frac { 65 } { 39 } = \frac { 161 } { x }$$

Solve for x

$$x = \frac{483}{5} = 96\frac{3}{5} = 96.6$$

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 39x, the least common multiple of 39,x.

$$x\times 65=39\times 161$$

Multiply 39 and 161 to get 6279.

$$x\times 65=6279$$

Divide both sides by 65.

$$x=\frac{6279}{65}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{6279}{65} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 13.

$$x=\frac{483}{5}$$