Solve 98/x=112/5.6

$$\frac { 98 } { x } = \frac { 112 } { 5.6 }$$

Solve for x

$$x=4.9$$

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.

$$98=x\times \frac{112}{5.6}$$

Expand \frac{112}{5.6} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$98=x\times \frac{1120}{56}$$

Divide 1120 by 56 to get 20.

$$98=x\times 20$$

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

$$x\times 20=98$$

Divide both sides by 20.

$$x=\frac{98}{20}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{98}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$x=\frac{49}{10}$$