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(x+70)/(180)=(x)/(20)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply each term in the equation by 180.
\n" ); document.write( "(x+70)/(180)*180=(x)/(20)*180\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplify the left-hand side of the equation by canceling the common factors.
\n" ); document.write( "x+70=(x)/(20)*180\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplify the right-hand side of the equation by simplifying each term.
\n" ); document.write( "x+70=9x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since 9x contains the variable to solve for, move it to the left-hand side of the equation by subtracting 9x from both sides.
\n" ); document.write( "x+70-9x=0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since x and -9x are like terms, add -9x to x to get -8x.
\n" ); document.write( "-8x+70=0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since 70 does not contain the variable to solve for, move it to the right-hand side of the equation by subtracting 70 from both sides.
\n" ); document.write( "-8x=-70\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide each term in the equation by -8.
\n" ); document.write( "-(8x)/(-8)=-(70)/(-8)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplify the left-hand side of the equation by canceling the common factors.
\n" ); document.write( "x=-(70)/(-8)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplify the right-hand side of the equation by simplifying each term.
\n" ); document.write( "x=(35)/(4)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(35)/(4)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The approximate value of (35)/(4) is 8.75.
\n" ); document.write( "8.75 \n" ); document.write( "