document.write( "Question 39125This question is from textbook Basic Technical Mathematics
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5.8-0.3(x-6.0)=0.5x ... (multiply out to remove the parenthesis)

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5.8-0.3x+1.8 = 0.5x ... (add like terms to simplify)

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7.6-0.3x = 0.5x ... (add 0.3x to both sides to keep unknowns to one side)

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7.6 = 0.8x ... (divide both sides by 0.8 to get x alone)

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 9.5

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\n" ); document.write( "5.8-0.3(9.5-6.0) = 0.5(9.5)
\n" ); document.write( "4.75 = 4.75
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