SOLUTION: Please help, I would like help with 130.90 = x - .30x I know the end answer of 187 and I have asked this once already yet it was not explained how x - .30x became .7x and that is

Algebra.Com
Question 893256: Please help, I would like help with 130.90 = x - .30x
I know the end answer of 187 and I have asked this once already yet it was not explained how x - .30x became .7x and that is that part that is the question. Thank you for your help.

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Using the distributive property,




RELATED QUESTIONS

I know I already asked for help on similar problems, but this one is sorta really... (answered by Edwin McCravy)
IN a shipment of 40 stoves, 2 are defective. What percentage is defective? This seems... (answered by Alan3354,macston)
Okay, I asked this one Friday and nobody got back to me so I am asking it again. Here is... (answered by jim_thompson5910)
Please I need help with this question, and I would like to know how to do it with a TI-83 (answered by Edwin McCravy)
hey again haha i am not sure where to put this but i am wanting to know what i should do... (answered by stanbon)
Hi, I have a question about how to solve this equation: 2+x>15/x. This is how I... (answered by dabanfield)
Please help me with this: I've asked this same question the first time, but no tutor (answered by wilft1)
original problem: 5x^2-30x+40=0 work: 5x^2-30x=-40 x^2-6x=-8... (answered by stanbon,Earlsdon)
I need to find another way to solve this problem. I would like to be able to use an... (answered by askmemath,khwang)