Solve 56/22.4=28/x

$$\frac{ 56 }{ 22.4 } = \frac{ 28 }{ x }$$

Solve for x

$$x=11.2$$

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.

$$x\times \frac{56}{22.4}=28$$

Expand \frac{56}{22.4} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$x\times \frac{560}{224}=28$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{560}{224} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 112.

$$x\times \frac{5}{2}=28$$

Multiply both sides by \frac{2}{5}, the reciprocal of \frac{5}{2}.

$$x=28\times \frac{2}{5}$$

Express 28\times \frac{2}{5} as a single fraction.

$$x=\frac{28\times 2}{5}$$

Multiply 28 and 2 to get 56.

$$x=\frac{56}{5}$$