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\frac{160\left(x-30\right)}{x\times 160}=\frac{4}{5}
Variable x cannot be equal to 30 since division by zero is not defined. Divide \frac{160}{x} by \frac{160}{x-30} by multiplying \frac{160}{x} by the reciprocal of \frac{160}{x-30}.
\frac{x-30}{x}=\frac{4}{5}
Cancel out 160 in both numerator and denominator.
5\left(x-30\right)=4x
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,5.
5x-150=4x
Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by x-30.
5x-150-4x=0
Subtract 4x from both sides.
x-150=0
Combine 5x and -4x to get x.
x=150
Add 150 to both sides. Anything plus zero gives itself.