4/5(8)= 32/40
5/8(5)= 25/40
You have to get the same denominator to be able to subtract so multiply one fractions denominator by the other so it becomes the same, and vise versa.
32/40-25/40= 7/40 which cannot be simplified.
Answer= 7/40 greater than the width.
It equals 2.25 because you multiple 2 and 9 and then divide the answer by 2.
X = -2
set equations equal and solve
2x+7 = -x+1
collect like terms
3x = -6
divide
x=-2