Solve 71:97.48=1:x

$$71 : 97.48 = 1 : x$$

Solve for x

$$x = \frac{2437}{1775} = 1\frac{662}{1775} \approx 1.372957746$$

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.

$$x\times \frac{71}{97.48}=1$$

Expand \frac{71}{97.48} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$x\times \frac{7100}{9748}=1$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{7100}{9748} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$x\times \frac{1775}{2437}=1$$

Multiply both sides by \frac{2437}{1775}, the reciprocal of \frac{1775}{2437}.

$$x=1\times \frac{2437}{1775}$$

Multiply 1 and \frac{2437}{1775} to get \frac{2437}{1775}.

$$x=\frac{2437}{1775}$$