5-3/4x= 3/8
-3/4x= 3/8-5
-3/4x= -2/8
-3/4x= -1/4
Shift 4 to the other side of the equation
4 (-3/4)
-12/4
Ans= -3
Basically the question asked you to give an exact answer, so by solving the problem you get the answer 3.
First of all combine like terms.
Secondly, subtract 3 from 5 and get the answer -2.
Thirdly, than -2/8 are in the same table so it's easy to cut them off and get the answer -1/4.
Than, the shift the denominator 4 to the other side of the equation and multiply it, since it was doing division earlier and it has shifted now it will play the role of multiplication( important rule to remember in maths that signs change when number shifts its place from the equal sign).
After multiply -3 with 4, we get 12. Now over here we don't need to multiply the denominator( another rule).
Than simply by doing further cutting we get the answer 3.
