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1.25x+8-1.5x=5
Subtract 1.5x from both sides.
-0.25x+8=5
Combine 1.25x and -1.5x to get -0.25x.
-0.25x=5-8
Subtract 8 from both sides.
-0.25x=-3
Subtract 8 from 5 to get -3.
x=\frac{-3}{-0.25}
Divide both sides by -0.25.
x=\frac{-300}{-25}
Expand \frac{-3}{-0.25} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.
x=12
Divide -300 by -25 to get 12.