How do you solve $x - \frac{5}{8} = \frac{7}{8}$ $x-5/8= 7/8$ ?

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How do you solve $x - \frac{5}{8} = \frac{7}{8}$ $x-5/8= 7/8$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-03-25T04:41:37

Take $- \frac{5}{8}$ $-5/8$ to the right changing its sign:
$x = \frac{5}{8} + \frac{7}{8}$ $x=5/8+7/8$ now add the two fractions:
$x = \frac{12}{8} =$ $x=12/8=$ divide by $4$ $4$ top and bottom to get: $x = \frac{3}{2}$ $x=3/2$

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