Solve x/5.84=3.5/7.2

$$\frac { x } { 5.84 } = \frac { 3.5 } { 7.2 }$$

Solve for x

$$x = \frac{511}{180} = 2\frac{151}{180} \approx 2.838888889$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Expand \frac{3.5}{7.2} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{x}{5.84}=\frac{35}{72}$$

Multiply both sides by 5.84.

$$x=\frac{35}{72}\times 5.84$$

Convert decimal number 5.84 to fraction \frac{584}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{584}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$x=\frac{35}{72}\times \frac{146}{25}$$

Multiply \frac{35}{72} times \frac{146}{25} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{35\times 146}{72\times 25}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{35\times 146}{72\times 25}.

$$x=\frac{5110}{1800}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{5110}{1800} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.

$$x=\frac{511}{180}$$