Answer:
x=40
Explanation:
First take the smaller x value 1/2x and subtract it from the other side
(you can simplify the fractions into decimals by divide the top from the bottom.)
0.75(3/4)
0.50 (1.2)
0.75- 0.50=0.25
so now you have this equation because you replace both x's with one (the new x is the difference between the x's.)
0.25-2=8
Then even out the sides to get x alone with the answer. You do this by reversing the action of the regular number. In this case its -2 so add 2 to the 8.
8+2=10
then the new equation is:
0.25x=10
so now divide the answer by the x value
10/0.25=40
Its a large number because you are dividing by a decimal.
So x=40