document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=447973>Question 447973</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for X:   X + .25X= .4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since X and 0.25X are like terms add 0.25x to x to get 1.25x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.25x=0.4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each term in the equation by 1.25 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.25x/1.25=0.4/1.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the common factor  of 1.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0.4/1.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide to perform the operation of division. 0.4 by 1.25 to get 0.32. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=0.32 <BR>\n" );
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