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5=8x-1
Combine 3x and 5x to get 8x.
8x-1=5
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
8x=5+1
Add 1 to both sides.
8x=6
Add 5 and 1 to get 6.
x=\frac{6}{8}
Divide both sides by 8.
x=\frac{3}{4}
Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.