document.write( "Question 49792: Please solve: 75=.0775x+x \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "           75 = .0775x + x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Remove the decimal by multiplying every \r\n" );
document.write( "term by 10,000\r\n" );
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document.write( "       750000 = 775x + 10000x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Combine the two like terms on the right\r\n" );
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document.write( "       750000 = 10775x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 10775\r\n" );
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document.write( " 750000/10775 = 10775x/10775\r\n" );
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document.write( "The fraction on the left reduces by \r\n" );
document.write( "dividing top and bottom by 25\r\n" );
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document.write( "    10775/431 = x \r\n" );
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document.write( "or you may answer as a decimal \r\n" );
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document.write( "            x = 69.60556845\r\n" );
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document.write( "(approximately).\r\n" );
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