1/2 divided by 1/8 ( answer has to have a denominator of 5)

Question

The question is x/5-1/2+1/8 ; X= ?

Answer 1

Maybe the equation is as follows:

x/5-1/2+1/8 = 0

(x/5)= (4/8 - 1/8) = 3/8

X=15/8

x= 1.875

Asker, please clarify.

Answer 2

I'm assuming that you meant to type: The question is x/5=1/2+1/8 ; X= ?

 

If so, we're solving for x.

 

x/5 = 1/2 + 1/8

 

2 is a factor of 8, so let's start with common denominators.

 

x/5 = 1/2 *(4/4) + 1/8

x/5 = 4/8 + 1/8

x/5 = 5/8       As long as we just need to know the value of x, let's use inverse operations.

x/5 *5 = 5/8 *5

x = 25/8 or 3.125