What is the answer to 3/x = 2/3 ?

The answer to 3/x = 2/3 is x= 9/2

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3/x = 2/3

\frac{3}{x} = \frac{2}{3}

x = \frac{9}{2}

Decimal Notation

x = 4.5

Solution steps

\frac{3}{x} = \frac{2}{3}

Cross multiply

9 = x \cdot 2

Switch sides

x \cdot 2 = 9

Divide both sides by

2

x = \frac{9}{2}

Verify Solutions

Find undefined (singularity) points:

x = 0

Combine undefined points with solutions:

x = \frac{9}{2}

x + \frac{10}{x} = 6

\frac{3}{x - 2} = \frac{2}{x + 5}

\frac{15}{8 x - 3} = \frac{1}{2 + 2 x}

a, \frac{m}{a} = n - p

\frac{x ^{2} - 9 x + 14}{4 x} = 0