Solve for x x-3/8=1/2

$x - \frac{3}{8} = \frac{1}{2}$

Step 1

Add $\frac{3}{8}$ to both sides of the equation.

$x = \frac{1}{2} + \frac{3}{8}$

Step 2

To write $\frac{1}{2}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{4}{4}$ .

$x = \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{4}{4} + \frac{3}{8}$

Step 3

Write each expression with a common denominator of $8$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of $1$ .

Multiply $\frac{1}{2}$ by $\frac{4}{4}$ .

$x = \frac{4}{2 \cdot 4} + \frac{3}{8}$

Multiply $2$ by $4$ .

$x = \frac{4}{8} + \frac{3}{8}$

Step 4

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$x = \frac{4 + 3}{8}$

Step 5

Add $4$ and $3$ .

$x = \frac{7}{8}$

Step 6

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$x = \frac{7}{8}$

Decimal Form:

$x = 0.875$