SOLUTION: I am trying to find the value of x in the following equation: (x-y)/x=.3 Thanks for any help you can give. Kathy

SOLUTION: I am trying to find the value of x in the following equation: (x-y)/x=.3 Thanks for any help you can give. Kathy

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Question 6113: I am trying to find the value of x in the following equation:
(x-y)/x=.3
Thanks for any help you can give.
Kathy
Answer by Abbey(339) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
first separate the (x-y)/x to get:

then multiply through by x to get rid of the denominator:

subtract x from both sides:

then divide both sides by -.7:

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