Question

Solve 8/5=6/x I am not sure how to do this

Answer 1

We want to solve

`(8)/(5)=(6)/(x)`

cross multiplying we have

`\begin{gathered} 8* x=5*6 \\ 8x=30 \\ x=(30)/(8) \\ x=(15)/(4) \\ x=3(3)/(4) \end{gathered}`

Or you can say, answer is x = 3.75