SOLUTION: 1/4 + 2/5 x + 1= 2 1/4 ( One fourth plus two fifths times "variable x" plus one equals two and one fourth solve for "x")

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Question 515862: 1/4 + 2/5 x + 1= 2 1/4
( One fourth plus two fifths times "variable x" plus one equals two and one fourth
solve for "x")
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1/4 + 2/5 x + 1= 2 1/4
2x/5 + 1= 2
2x/5 = 1
2x = 5
x = 5/2