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0.25=5x
Variable x cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by x.
5x=0.25
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
x=\frac{0.25}{5}
Divide both sides by 5.
x=\frac{25}{500}
Expand \frac{0.25}{5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.
x=\frac{1}{20}
Reduce the fraction \frac{25}{500} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 25.