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5x=8.5-3
Subtract 3 from both sides.
5x=5.5
Subtract 3 from 8.5 to get 5.5.
x=\frac{5.5}{5}
Divide both sides by 5.
x=\frac{55}{50}
Expand \frac{5.5}{5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{11}{10}
Reduce the fraction \frac{55}{50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.