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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, i guess so

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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

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