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One and a half x + 3/4 x equals 5/8

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extend 4x on the RHS into a fraction with /4
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User Ali Asgari
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1 and 1/2x+3/4x=5/8
combine x's
1 and 1/2x=4/4x+2/4x=6/4x
6/4x+3/4x=5/8=9/4x
9/4x=5/8
multiply both sides by 8
18x=5
x=5/18

x=5/18 or aprox 0.277777777777

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