The given equation is 0.5x= 2.5Transposing 0.5 to RHS, we get⇒ x= 2.5/0.50ex0ex⇒ x= 25/50ex0ex⇒ x= 5Hence, the value of x is 5 ...

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$0.5 x = - 2.5$

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The given equation is $0.5 x = - 2.5$
Transposing $0.5$ to RHS, we get
$\Rightarrow x = \frac{- 2.5}{0.5} \Rightarrow x = \frac{- 25}{5} \Rightarrow x = - 5$
Hence, the value of $x$ is $- 5$

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