25-8x/7x-1 = 3/5
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Answer:
x = 128/61
Step-by-step explanation:
25 - 8x / 7x - 1 = 3 / 5
5 (25 - 8x) = 3 (7x - 1)
125 - 40x = 21x - 3
- 61x = -128
x = 128/61
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Step-by-step explanation:
(cross multiplication)
- 5(25-8x) = 3(7x-1)
125-40x = 21x -3
(underlined : cancel) 125-40x+125 = 21x - 3 +125
- -40x = 21x + 128
- -40x - 21x = 21x + 128 - 21x
- -19x = 128
- -19x/19 = 128/19
- hence,
- x = 129/19
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