Solve 72/12=1/9/x

$$\frac{ 72 }{ 12 } = \frac{ \frac{ 1 }{ 9 } }{ x }$$

Solve for x

$$x=\frac{1}{54}\approx 0.018518519$$

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 12x, the least common multiple of 12,x.

$$x\times 72=12\times \frac{1}{9}$$

Multiply 12 and \frac{1}{9} to get \frac{12}{9}.

$$x\times 72=\frac{12}{9}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{12}{9} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$x\times 72=\frac{4}{3}$$

Divide both sides by 72.

$$x=\frac{\frac{4}{3}}{72}$$

Express \frac{\frac{4}{3}}{72} as a single fraction.

$$x=\frac{4}{3\times 72}$$

Multiply 3 and 72 to get 216.

$$x=\frac{4}{216}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{216} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$x=\frac{1}{54}$$