document.write( "Question 346978: Can someone explain how to do these three:
\n" ); document.write( "0.013x=0.546
\n" ); document.write( "x/1200= -0.12
\n" ); document.write( "-16.7x=367.4
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First one:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.01x=0.55\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide each term in the equation by 0.01.
\n" ); document.write( "(0.01x)/(0.01)=(0.55)/(0.01)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cancel the common factor of 0.01.
\n" ); document.write( "x=(0.55)/(0.01)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide 0.55 by 0.01 to get 42.
\n" ); document.write( "x=42\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Second one:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x)/(1200)=-0.12\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply each term in the equation by 1200.
\n" ); document.write( "(x)/(1200)*1200=-0.12*1200\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplify the left-hand side of the equation by canceling the common factors.
\n" ); document.write( "x=-0.12*1200\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply -0.12 by 1200 to get -144.
\n" ); document.write( "x=-144\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Third one:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-16.7x=367.4\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide each term in the equation by -16.7.
\n" ); document.write( "-(16.7x)/(-16.7)=(367.4)/(-16.7)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cancel the common factor of -16.7.
\n" ); document.write( "x=(367.4)/(-16.7)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplify the right-hand side of the equation by simplifying each term.
\n" ); document.write( "x=-22
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