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Solve for x: 2x/5=12/8

User LastBye
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Answer:

exact form: x=15/4

decimal form; 3.75

miced number: 3 3/4

Explanation:

User Tomas Panik
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Answer:

x =
3(3)/(4)

Explanation:

First, you have to leave 2x by itself on the left side of the equation:

2x = 60/8

Then divide,

x = 15/4

Simplified fraction: x =
3(3)/(4)

User Jscoot
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