SOLUTION: Hi Can someone please help me with this one; 983.77 = 1000/(1 + x * 1/2)

Question 202787: Hi Can someone please help me with this one;
983.77 = 1000/(1 + x * 1/2)
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To solve for x we need to isolate it. IOW get it by itself.
First we will get it out of the denominator by multiplying both sides by that denominator:

This gives:

Next we'll subtract 983.77 fropm both sides:

Next we will divide both sides by 491.885:

Since the above answer looks so unusual I wonder if the problem was supposed to be:

To solve this we will start with similar steps. Multiply to eliminate the fraction:

giving

Subtract 983.77

Divide by 983.77

And finally square both sides:

Also an unusual answer. Either one of these answers is correct or I have misunderstood the problem. If I misunderstood please repost:

Use "^" to indicate exponents. Like x^2 means "x squared" or x^(1/2) means "square root of x"
Use "*" for multiplication
Use parentheses freely to ensure that the problem can be correctly interpreted.

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