Solve xdiv2/7=-1.4

$$x \div \frac{ 2 }{ 7 } =-1.4$$

Solve for x

$$x=-0.4$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Convert decimal number -1.4 to fraction -\frac{14}{10}. Reduce the fraction -\frac{14}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{x}{\frac{2}{7}}=-\frac{7}{5}$$

Multiply both sides by \frac{2}{7}.

$$x=-\frac{7}{5}\times \frac{2}{7}$$

Multiply -\frac{7}{5} times \frac{2}{7} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{-7\times 2}{5\times 7}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-7\times 2}{5\times 7}.

$$x=\frac{-14}{35}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-14}{35} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 7.

$$x=-\frac{2}{5}$$