document.write( "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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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\".05x%2B1295=20x\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"100%28.05x%2B1295%29=100%2820x%29\" Multiply both sides by 100 to clear out the decimals.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x%2B129500=2000x\" Distribute and multiply.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x=2000x-129500\" Subtract \"129500\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-2000x=-129500\" Subtract \"2000x\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-1995x=-129500\" Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-129500%29%2F%28-1995%29\" Divide both sides by \"-1995\" to isolate \"x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=3700%2F57\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is \"x=3700%2F57\" \r
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