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No, X/5 does not equal 1/5X. However, if you are trying to pull the denominator into a fractional multiplicant, you would write (1/5)X. This doesn't help solve the equation, however, because now you have to divide both sides by 1/5 (not the easiest calculation). If you leave the statement as X/5, then you would multiply both sides by 5 to solve for X.

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