SOLUTION: What is x in this equation: 1/2-5/8x=7/8x+7/2

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Question 541005: What is x in this equation:
1/2-5/8x=7/8x+7/2
Answer by friesr(113) About Me  (Show Source):
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%281%2F2%29-%285%2F8%29x+=+%287%2F8%29x+%2B+%287%2F2%29
Subtract -7/2 from each side
%28-5%2F8%29x+-3+=+%287%2F8%29x
subtract -5/8x from each side
-3+=++%2812%2F8%29x
divide both sides by (12/8) or (3/2)
-3%2F%283%2F2%29+=+x
multiply by reciprocal
-3+%2A+%282%2F3%29+=+x
x=%28-6%2F3%29
or
x = -2