Please use parentheses to reduce ambiguity in the equations.For example,
5/(4x) is not the same as (5/4)*x.
Can someone help me with this please? I am trying to find the solution for
5/4x + 1/8x = 5/8 + x
x = ?
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Get a common denomiatore for the x terms and collect them on one side of the equation.
5/4 x + 1/8 x - x = (10 +1 -8)x/8 = 3x/8. That gives you
3/8 x = 5/8
Then multiply both sides of the equation by 8/3
5/4 x + 1/8 x - x = (10 +1 -8)x/8 = 3x/8. That gives you
3/8 x = 5/8
Then multiply both sides of the equation by 8/3
Would the answer be x=5/3?
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