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1.25x\times 40=36.5
Variable x cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by x.
50x=36.5
Multiply 1.25 and 40 to get 50.
x=\frac{36.5}{50}
Divide both sides by 50.
x=\frac{365}{500}
Expand \frac{36.5}{50} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{73}{100}
Reduce the fraction \frac{365}{500} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.