I find that these types of equations arent to difficult to solve but i seem to be stuck. I know that a * 1/k is a/k but i dont know how to apply this to my problem. 16 = 4/5 * x if the problem was stated as 16 = 1/5 * x it would end up as x/5. So how do i convert 16 = 4/5 * x? Is it 4/5 * x = 5x + 4 / 5 ? Thanks for the help.