document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=855410>Question 855410</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/8 less than x = 3/5, x=?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's set this (1/8 less than x = 3/5) up as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 1/8 = 3/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 40 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x-5=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 5 and divide by 40 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 29/40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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