Solve x-1/4x=3/8

$$x - \frac { 1 } { 4 } x = \frac { 3 } { 8 }$$

Solve for x

$$x=\frac{1}{2}=0.5$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Combine x and -\frac{1}{4}x to get \frac{3}{4}x.

$$\frac{3}{4}x=\frac{3}{8}$$

Multiply both sides by \frac{4}{3}, the reciprocal of \frac{3}{4}.

$$x=\frac{3}{8}\times \frac{4}{3}$$

Multiply \frac{3}{8} times \frac{4}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{3\times 4}{8\times 3}$$

Cancel out 3 in both numerator and denominator.

$$x=\frac{4}{8}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$x=\frac{1}{2}$$