Solve x/58.5=2.87/143

$$\frac { x } { 58.5 } = \frac { 2.87 } { 143 }$$

Solve for x

$$x = \frac{2583}{2200} = 1\frac{383}{2200} \approx 1.174090909$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Expand \frac{2.87}{143} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$\frac{x}{58.5}=\frac{287}{14300}$$

Multiply both sides by 58.5.

$$x=\frac{287}{14300}\times 58.5$$

Convert decimal number 58.5 to fraction \frac{585}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{585}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$x=\frac{287}{14300}\times \frac{117}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{287}{14300} times \frac{117}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{287\times 117}{14300\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{287\times 117}{14300\times 2}.

$$x=\frac{33579}{28600}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{33579}{28600} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 13.

$$x=\frac{2583}{2200}$$