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3 1/4 - 2 2/5x = 1/4
What is x?

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x=1 1/4 or 1.25
because you subtract 3 1/4 from both sides and you get -2 2/5x=-3
then you divide both sides by -2 2/5 to get x by itself. then you do 3/1•5/12 you cross multiple and get 1/1•5/4 which is 5/4 to 1 1/4
3 1/4 - 2 2/5x = 1/4 What is x?-example-1
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