How to solve the following equation:

1/4x=-5/8

in words & using proper vocabulary ;(

0.4

Step-by-step explanation:

1/4x = 5/8

4x*5 = 8*1

20x = 8

20x/20 = 8/20

therefore x = 0.4

or

step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!