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5\times 1500+1500=5500x
Variable x cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 5x, the least common multiple of x,5x.
7500+1500=5500x
Multiply 5 and 1500 to get 7500.
9000=5500x
Add 7500 and 1500 to get 9000.
5500x=9000
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
x=\frac{9000}{5500}
Divide both sides by 5500.
x=\frac{18}{11}
Reduce the fraction \frac{9000}{5500} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 500.