2/5x − 3 = 13 solve.
By the way, the / stands for the fraction bar.
And it's 2 over 5 with the x next to the entire fraction.

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2/5x − 3 = 13 solve. 
By the way, the / stands for the fraction bar.
And it's 2 over 5 with the x next to the entire fraction.

anonymous · Answer

2x/5=16
2x=80
x=40

anonymous · Answer

"And it's 2 over 5 with the x next to the entire fraction"  is the same as

(2x/5)

anonymous · Answer

yes, i guess so

anonymous · Answer

If you look through the posts around here u will find a lot of confusion because the op didn't make the question clear enough.

If you don't like the equation editor, best thing is to use brackets to make the meaning clear.

anonymous · Answer

yes it is (2/5)x is the same as(2x/5)