SOLUTION: 5/8x + 3/5 = 8, solving for x

Question 253505: 5/8x + 3/5 = 8, solving for x
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, drk:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5/8x + 3/5 = 8
Multiply thru by 40x
25 + 24x = 320x
25 = 296x
x = 25/296

Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here is the original problem.
(i)
I assume that x is in the numerator.
So, (i) is
(i)
step 1 - subtract 3/5 from both sides to get
(ii)
multiply by (8/5) on both sides
(iii)

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