To solve the equation \( \frac{5}{8}(x - \frac{1}{2}) = 10 \), the first step would be to eliminate the fraction on the left side. Since the left side is multiplied by \( \frac{5}{8} \), you would reverse this by multiplying both sides by the reciprocal of \( \frac{5}{8} \), which is \( \frac{8}{5} \).
However, since you mentioned wanting to divide both sides, you could also think of it as dividing both sides by \( \frac{5}{8} \). To do this, you need to multiply the right side by the reciprocal \( \frac{8}{5} \) which yields the same result.
So the answer is:
Divide both sides by \( \frac{5}{8} \).