one and a half x + 3/4 x equals 5/8
extend 4x on the RHS into a fraction with /4
1 and 1/2x+3/4x=5/8combine x's1 and 1/2x=4/4x+2/4x=6/4x6/4x+3/4x=5/8=9/4x9/4x=5/8multiply both sides by 818x=5x=5/18x=5/18 or aprox 0.277777777777