Solve 56/22.4=x/6.02

$$\frac{ 56 }{ 22.4 } = \frac{ x }{ 6.02 }$$

Solve for x

$$x=15.05$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

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

$$\frac{560}{224}=\frac{x}{6.02}$$

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

$$\frac{5}{2}=\frac{x}{6.02}$$

Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.

$$\frac{x}{6.02}=\frac{5}{2}$$

Multiply both sides by 6.02.

$$x=\frac{5}{2}\times 6.02$$

Convert decimal number 6.02 to fraction \frac{602}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{602}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$x=\frac{5}{2}\times \frac{301}{50}$$

Multiply \frac{5}{2} times \frac{301}{50} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{5\times 301}{2\times 50}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{5\times 301}{2\times 50}.

$$x=\frac{1505}{100}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{1505}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$x=\frac{301}{20}$$