Solve 98/56=x/11.2

$$\frac { 98 } { 56 } = \frac { x } { 11.2 }$$

Solve for x

$$x=19.6$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Reduce the fraction \frac{98}{56} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 14.

$$\frac{7}{4}=\frac{x}{11.2}$$

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

$$\frac{x}{11.2}=\frac{7}{4}$$

Multiply both sides by 11.2.

$$x=\frac{7}{4}\times 11.2$$

Convert decimal number 11.2 to fraction \frac{112}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{112}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$x=\frac{7}{4}\times \frac{56}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{7}{4} times \frac{56}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{7\times 56}{4\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{7\times 56}{4\times 5}.

$$x=\frac{392}{20}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{392}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$x=\frac{98}{5}$$