Solve 5.62/3.2=5/x

$$\frac{ 5.62 }{ 3.2 } = \frac{ 5 }{ x }$$

Solve for x

$$x = \frac{800}{281} = 2\frac{238}{281} \approx 2.846975089$$

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.

$$x\times \frac{5.62}{3.2}=5$$

Expand \frac{5.62}{3.2} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$x\times \frac{562}{320}=5$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{562}{320} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$x\times \frac{281}{160}=5$$

Multiply both sides by \frac{160}{281}, the reciprocal of \frac{281}{160}.

$$x=5\times \frac{160}{281}$$

Express 5\times \frac{160}{281} as a single fraction.

$$x=\frac{5\times 160}{281}$$

Multiply 5 and 160 to get 800.

$$x=\frac{800}{281}$$