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\frac{3}{4}x=2+\frac{1}{2}
Add \frac{1}{2} to both sides.
\frac{3}{4}x=\frac{4}{2}+\frac{1}{2}
Convert 2 to fraction \frac{4}{2}.
\frac{3}{4}x=\frac{4+1}{2}
Since \frac{4}{2} and \frac{1}{2} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.
\frac{3}{4}x=\frac{5}{2}
Add 4 and 1 to get 5.
x=\frac{5}{2}\times \frac{4}{3}
Multiply both sides by \frac{4}{3}, the reciprocal of \frac{3}{4}.
x=\frac{5\times 4}{2\times 3}
Multiply \frac{5}{2} times \frac{4}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
x=\frac{20}{6}
Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{5\times 4}{2\times 3}.
x=\frac{10}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{20}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.