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Solve the equation of 5/2x=25/4

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x = 2/5

Step-by-step explanation

We want to solve the equation below:


(5)/(2x)\text{ = }(25)/(4)

To do this, we cross multiply:

2x * 25 = 5 * 4

50x = 20


\begin{gathered} \Rightarrow\text{ x = }(20)/(50) \\ x\text{ = }(2)/(5) \end{gathered}

That is the solution.

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