SOLUTION: I'm not sure that is correct. I am trying to figure how long it will take me to pay for a scooter if I purchase it. The equation I'm trying to solve is as follows. .05x+1295=20x

Question 146524: I'm not sure that is correct. I am trying to figure how long it will take me to pay for a scooter if I purchase it. The equation I'm trying to solve is as follows. .05x+1295=20x
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given equation.

Multiply both sides by 100 to clear out the decimals.

Distribute and multiply.

Subtract from both sides.

Subtract from both sides.

Combine like terms on the left side.

Divide both sides by to isolate .

Reduce.

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Answer:

So the answer is

Which approximates to

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