Question 253505
Here is the original problem.
(i) {{{5/8x + 3/5 = 8}}}
I assume that x is in the numerator.
So, (i) is
(i) {{{ (5/8)x + 3/5 = 8}}}
step 1 - subtract 3/5 from both sides to get
(ii) {{{(5/8)x = 37/5}}}
multiply by (8/5) on both sides
(iii) {{{x = (296/25)}}}
{{{x = 7 + 21/25}}}