To solve the equation 5 over 8(x−1 over 2)=10 , the first step is to reverse the multiplication. What number should both sides be divided by?

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To solve the equation 5 over 8(x−1 over 2)=10, the first step is to undo the multiplication by multiplying both sides by the reciprocal of 5 over 8, which is 8 over 5. Therefore, both sides of the equation should be divided by 8 over 5.