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8\times 60-5\times 80=800x
Variable x cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 40x, the least common multiple of 5x,8x.
480-400=800x
Do the multiplications.
80=800x
Subtract 400 from 480 to get 80.
800x=80
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
x=\frac{80}{800}
Divide both sides by 800.
x=\frac{1}{10}
Reduce the fraction \frac{80}{800} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 80.