Solve x-1/4x=7/8

$$x - \frac { 1 } { 4 } x = \frac { 7 } { 8 }$$

Solve for x

$$x = \frac{7}{6} = 1\frac{1}{6} \approx 1.166666667$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

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

$$\frac{3}{4}x=\frac{7}{8}$$

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

$$x=\frac{7}{8}\times \frac{4}{3}$$

Multiply \frac{7}{8} times \frac{4}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{7\times 4}{8\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{7\times 4}{8\times 3}.

$$x=\frac{28}{24}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{28}{24} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$x=\frac{7}{6}$$