Answer
$x=4$
Work Step by Step
Note that $625=5^4$.
Write $625$ as $5^4$ to obtain:
$5^x=5^4$
RECALL:
If $a^x = a^y$, then $x=y$.
Use the rule above to obtain:
$5^x=5^4
\\x=4$
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