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8x-5=1
Combine 2x and -2x to get 0.
8x=1+5
Add 5 to both sides.
8x=6
Add 1 and 5 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.