Solve for x 7/5=x/3

$\frac{7}{5} = \frac{x}{3}$

Step 1

Rewrite the equation as $\frac{x}{3} = \frac{7}{5}$ .

$\frac{x}{3} = \frac{7}{5}$

Step 2

Multiply both sides of the equation by $3$ .

$3 \frac{x}{3} = 3 (\frac{7}{5})$

Step 3

Simplify both sides of the equation.

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$3 \frac{x}{3} = 3 (\frac{7}{5})$

Rewrite the expression.

$x = 3 (\frac{7}{5})$

Simplify the right side.

Multiply $3 (\frac{7}{5})$ .

Combine $3$ and $\frac{7}{5}$ .

$x = \frac{3 \cdot 7}{5}$

Multiply $3$ by $7$ .

$x = \frac{21}{5}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$x = \frac{21}{5}$

Decimal Form:

$x = 4.2$

Mixed Number Form:

$x = 4 \frac{1}{5}$