1. (5x-8)=(8x-17)
5x-8x=-17+8
-3x=-9
x=3
2. (3x+5) + (4x-7) =180
3x+5+4x-7=180
3x+4x=180-5+7
7x=182
x=26
The answer is 19
work :
1-multiply the numbers by a submultiple of 10 to remove the decimal points.

2-
now do the division :

so the answer is 19
note: there is no need to get it back to decimal number unless you multiply just one of the numbers or multiply the numbers with different submultiples of 10
good luck
Answer:
Both rates and ratios are a comparison of two numbers. A rate is simply a specific type of ratio. The difference is that a rate is a comparison of two numbers with different units, whereas a ratio compares two numbers with the same unit. For example, in a room full of students, there are 10 boys and 5 girls. This means the ratio of boys to girls is 10:5.