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162=20x\times \frac{2}{0.08}
Variable x cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 20x.
162=20x\times \frac{200}{8}
Expand \frac{2}{0.08} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.
162=20x\times 25
Divide 200 by 8 to get 25.
162=500x
Multiply 20 and 25 to get 500.
500x=162
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
x=\frac{162}{500}
Divide both sides by 500.
x=\frac{81}{250}
Reduce the fraction \frac{162}{500} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.