Solve x/1.72=2div5

$$\frac{ x }{ 1.72 } =2 \div 5$$

Solve for x

$$x=0.688$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Multiply both sides by 1.72.

$$x=\frac{2}{5}\times 1.72$$

Convert decimal number 1.72 to fraction \frac{172}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{172}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$x=\frac{2}{5}\times \frac{43}{25}$$

Multiply \frac{2}{5} times \frac{43}{25} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{2\times 43}{5\times 25}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{2\times 43}{5\times 25}.

$$x=\frac{86}{125}$$