Solve 157=1/3.78.x

$$157 = \frac{ 1 }{ 3 } .78.x$$

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Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 0.78 to fraction \frac{78}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{78}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$157=\frac{1}{3}\times \frac{39}{50}$$

Multiply \frac{1}{3} times \frac{39}{50} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$157=\frac{1\times 39}{3\times 50}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 39}{3\times 50}.

$$157=\frac{39}{150}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{39}{150} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$157=\frac{13}{50}$$

Convert 157 to fraction \frac{7850}{50}.

$$\frac{7850}{50}=\frac{13}{50}$$

Compare \frac{7850}{50} and \frac{13}{50}.

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