Question

The sum of a number and five times its reciprocal is 4.5.

Answer 1

Let's denote this number as \(x\), and it's reciprocal \(\frac{1}{x}\)

If you follow along the sentence, you'll get something like this:

\(x+\frac{5}{x}=4.5~\text{for x≠0}\)

Not sure what is your question but I assume you're being asked to solve for x, so you can solve.