Solve 2:3=x:0.24

$$2 : 3 = x : 0.24$$

Solve for x

$$x=0.16$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Multiply both sides by 0.24.

$$\frac{2}{3}\times 0.24=x$$

Convert decimal number 0.24 to fraction \frac{24}{100}. Reduce the fraction \frac{24}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{2}{3}\times \frac{6}{25}=x$$

Multiply \frac{2}{3} times \frac{6}{25} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{2\times 6}{3\times 25}=x$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{2\times 6}{3\times 25}.

$$\frac{12}{75}=x$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{12}{75} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{4}{25}=x$$

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

$$x=\frac{4}{25}$$