Solve frac{a_{5}}{1/4}=5/8

$$\frac { a _ { 5 } } { \frac { 1 } { 4 } } = \frac { 5 } { 8 }$$

Solve for a_5

$$a_{5}=\frac{5}{32}=0.15625$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Multiply both sides by \frac{1}{4}.

$$a_{5}=\frac{5}{8}\times \frac{1}{4}$$

Multiply \frac{5}{8} times \frac{1}{4} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$a_{5}=\frac{5\times 1}{8\times 4}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{5\times 1}{8\times 4}.

$$a_{5}=\frac{5}{32}$$