Solve xdiv2.5=7/15

$$x \div 2.5 = 7 / 15$$

Solve for x

$$x = \frac{7}{6} = 1\frac{1}{6} \approx 1.166666667$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Multiply both sides by 2.5.

$$x=\frac{7}{15}\times 2.5$$

Convert decimal number 2.5 to fraction \frac{25}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{25}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$x=\frac{7}{15}\times \frac{5}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{7}{15} times \frac{5}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{7\times 5}{15\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{7\times 5}{15\times 2}.

$$x=\frac{35}{30}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{35}{30} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$x=\frac{7}{6}$$