Solve 52x+2=1.52x+5

$$52 x + 2 = 1.52 x + 5$$

Solve for x

$$x=\frac{75}{1262}\approx 0.059429477$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Subtract 1.52x from both sides.

$$52x+2-1.52x=5$$

Combine 52x and -1.52x to get 50.48x.

$$50.48x+2=5$$

Subtract 2 from both sides.

$$50.48x=5-2$$

Subtract 2 from 5 to get 3.

$$50.48x=3$$

Divide both sides by 50.48.

$$x=\frac{3}{50.48}$$

Expand \frac{3}{50.48} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$x=\frac{300}{5048}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{300}{5048} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$x=\frac{75}{1262}$$