Solve for X 8/11=X/3

$\frac{8}{11} = \frac{X}{3}$

Step 1

Rewrite the equation as $\frac{X}{3} = \frac{8}{11}$ .

$\frac{X}{3} = \frac{8}{11}$

Step 2

Multiply both sides of the equation by $3$ .

$3 \frac{X}{3} = 3 (\frac{8}{11})$

Step 3

Simplify both sides of the equation.

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$3 \frac{X}{3} = 3 (\frac{8}{11})$

Rewrite the expression.

$X = 3 (\frac{8}{11})$

Simplify the right side.

Multiply $3 (\frac{8}{11})$ .

Combine $3$ and $\frac{8}{11}$ .

$X = \frac{3 \cdot 8}{11}$

Multiply $3$ by $8$ .

$X = \frac{24}{11}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$X = \frac{24}{11}$

Decimal Form:

$X = 2.\overline{18}$

Mixed Number Form:

$X = 2 \frac{2}{11}$