Solve 7/8n=42.49

$$\frac { 7 } { 8 } n = 42.49$$

Solve for n

$$n=48.56$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Multiply both sides by \frac{8}{7}, the reciprocal of \frac{7}{8}.

$$n=42.49\times \frac{8}{7}$$

Convert decimal number 42.49 to fraction \frac{4249}{100}.

$$n=\frac{4249}{100}\times \frac{8}{7}$$

Multiply \frac{4249}{100} times \frac{8}{7} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$n=\frac{4249\times 8}{100\times 7}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{4249\times 8}{100\times 7}.

$$n=\frac{33992}{700}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{33992}{700} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 28.

$$n=\frac{1214}{25}$$