What is the answer to (x-1)/4 = 1/5 ?

The answer to (x-1)/4 = 1/5 is x= 9/5

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(x-1)/4 = 1/5

\frac{x - 1}{4} = \frac{1}{5}

x = \frac{9}{5}

Decimal Notation

x = 1.8

Solution steps

\frac{x - 1}{4} = \frac{1}{5}

Multiply both sides by

4

x - 1 = \frac{4}{5}

Move

1

to the right side

x = \frac{9}{5}

3 b - 39 = - 78 - 78

x + \frac{2}{3} (5 - x) = 2 x

8 x + 2 (x + 1) = 7 (x - 2) + 3 (x + 1) + 13

8 x - 3 = 2 x + 57

9 = \frac{a}{10}