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x\times 7=\left(-2x+5\right)\times 4
Variable x cannot be equal to any of the values 0,\frac{5}{2} since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by x\left(2x-5\right), the least common multiple of 2x-5,0-x.
x\times 7=-8x+20
Use the distributive property to multiply -2x+5 by 4.
x\times 7+8x=20
Add 8x to both sides.
15x=20
Combine x\times 7 and 8x to get 15x.
x=\frac{20}{15}
Divide both sides by 15.
x=\frac{4}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{20}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.