Solve 1.2divx=5div1.5

$$1.2 \div x=5 \div 1.5$$

Solve for x

$$x=0.36$$

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.

$$1.2=x\times \frac{5}{1.5}$$

Expand \frac{5}{1.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$1.2=x\times \frac{50}{15}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{50}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$1.2=x\times \frac{10}{3}$$

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

$$x\times \frac{10}{3}=1.2$$

Multiply both sides by \frac{3}{10}, the reciprocal of \frac{10}{3}.

$$x=1.2\times \frac{3}{10}$$

Convert decimal number 1.2 to fraction \frac{12}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{12}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$x=\frac{6}{5}\times \frac{3}{10}$$

Multiply \frac{6}{5} times \frac{3}{10} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{6\times 3}{5\times 10}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{6\times 3}{5\times 10}.

$$x=\frac{18}{50}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{18}{50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$x=\frac{9}{25}$$