Solve x/x+50=36

$$\frac{ x }{ x+50 } =36$$

Solve for x

$$x = -\frac{360}{7} = -51\frac{3}{7} \approx -51.428571429$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Variable x cannot be equal to -50 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by x+50.

$$x=36\left(x+50\right)$$

Use the distributive property to multiply 36 by x+50.

$$x=36x+1800$$

Subtract 36x from both sides.

$$x-36x=1800$$

Combine x and -36x to get -35x.

$$-35x=1800$$

Divide both sides by -35.

$$x=\frac{1800}{-35}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{1800}{-35} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$x=-\frac{360}{7}$$