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3/8x - 1 = 5/8 solve for x​
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3/8x - 1 = 5/8 solve for x​

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Answer: x = 13/3 or x = 4.33333....

Solution: ⅜x -1 +1 = ⅝ + 1

Simplify: ⅜x = 13/8

Multiply both sides by eight: 8 x ⅜x = 133 x 8 divided by 8

Simplify: 3x = 13

Divide both sides by three: 3x/3 = 13/3

Simplify: x = 13/3

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