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3.5=5x
Multiply both sides of the equation by 500, the least common multiple of 500,100.
5x=3.5
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
x=\frac{3.5}{5}
Divide both sides by 5.
x=\frac{35}{50}
Expand \frac{3.5}{5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{7}{10}
Reduce the fraction \frac{35}{50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.