Solve for n 3/5=n/40

$\frac{3}{5} = \frac{n}{40}$

Rewrite the equation as $\frac{n}{40} = \frac{3}{5}$ .

$\frac{n}{40} = \frac{3}{5}$

Multiply both sides of the equation by $40$ .

$40 \cdot \frac{n}{40} = 40 \cdot \frac{3}{5}$

Simplify both sides of the equation.

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Cancel the common factor of $40$ .

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Cancel the common factor.

$40 \cdot \frac{n}{40} = 40 \cdot \frac{3}{5}$

Rewrite the expression.

$n = 40 \cdot \frac{3}{5}$

Simplify $40 \cdot \frac{3}{5}$ .

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Cancel the common factor of $5$ .

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Factor $5$ out of $40$ .

$n = 5 (8) \cdot \frac{3}{5}$

Cancel the common factor.

$n = 5 \cdot 8 \cdot \frac{3}{5}$

Rewrite the expression.

$n = 8 \cdot 3$

Multiply $8$ by $3$ .

$n = 24$

Solve for n 3/5=n/40

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