Solve for n 12/5=n/8

$\frac{12}{5} = \frac{n}{8}$

Rewrite the equation as $\frac{n}{8} = \frac{12}{5}$ .

$\frac{n}{8} = \frac{12}{5}$

Multiply both sides of the equation by $8$ .

$8 \frac{n}{8} = 8 (\frac{12}{5})$

Simplify both sides of the equation.

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $8$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$8 \frac{n}{8} = 8 (\frac{12}{5})$

Rewrite the expression.

$n = 8 (\frac{12}{5})$

Simplify the right side.

Multiply $8 (\frac{12}{5})$ .

Combine $8$ and $\frac{12}{5}$ .

$n = \frac{8 \cdot 12}{5}$

Multiply $8$ by $12$ .

$n = \frac{96}{5}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$n = \frac{96}{5}$

Decimal Form:

$n = 19.2$

Mixed Number Form:

$n = 19 \frac{1}{5}$