Question

I need to solve for X
X=

Answer 1

`(2(1)/(4))/((3)/(8))=((15)/(16))/(x)\ \ \ \ |\text{cross multiply}\\\\2(1)/(4)x=(3)/(8)\cdot(15)/(16)\\\\(2\cdot4+1)/(4)x=(45)/(128)\\\\(9)/(4)x=(45)/(128)\ \ \ \ \ |\text{multiply both sides by 4}\\\\9x=(45)/(32)\ \ \ \ \ |\text{divide both sides by 9}\\\\\boxed{x=(5)/(32)}`