Solve 7.2/x=6/4

$$\frac { 7.2 } { x } = \frac { 6 } { 4 }$$

Solve for x

$$x=4.8$$

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 4x, the least common multiple of x,4.

$$4\times 7.2=x\times 6$$

Multiply 4 and 7.2 to get 28.8.

$$28.8=x\times 6$$

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

$$x\times 6=28.8$$

Divide both sides by 6.

$$x=\frac{28.8}{6}$$

Expand \frac{28.8}{6} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$x=\frac{288}{60}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{288}{60} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 12.

$$x=\frac{24}{5}$$