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17x+\frac{1}{5}x-5=\frac{3}{4}
Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{25} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.
\frac{86}{5}x-5=\frac{3}{4}
Combine 17x and \frac{1}{5}x to get \frac{86}{5}x.
\frac{86}{5}x=\frac{3}{4}+5
Add 5 to both sides.
\frac{86}{5}x=\frac{3}{4}+\frac{20}{4}
Convert 5 to fraction \frac{20}{4}.
\frac{86}{5}x=\frac{3+20}{4}
Since \frac{3}{4} and \frac{20}{4} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.
\frac{86}{5}x=\frac{23}{4}
Add 3 and 20 to get 23.
x=\frac{23}{4}\times \frac{5}{86}
Multiply both sides by \frac{5}{86}, the reciprocal of \frac{86}{5}.
x=\frac{23\times 5}{4\times 86}
Multiply \frac{23}{4} times \frac{5}{86} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
x=\frac{115}{344}
Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{23\times 5}{4\times 86}.