Answer: x = 13/3 or x = 4.33333....
Solution: ⅜x -1 +1 = ⅝ + 1
Simplify: ⅜x = 13/8
Multiply both sides by eight: 8 x ⅜x = 133 x 8 divided by 8
Simplify: 3x = 13
Divide both sides by three: 3x/3 = 13/3
Simplify: x = 13/3
