document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1034044>Question 1034044</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Im not sure how to do this I keep getting a decimal but It shows to be a fraction?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.15x+0.9(x-1)=0.01(3x-4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "0.15x + 0.9(x-1) = 0.01(3x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let's multiply everything by 100 to clear the decimals...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x + 90(x-1) = 3x - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x + 90x - 90 = 3x - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "105x - 90 = 3x - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "102x = 86<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 86/102 = 43/51 </SPAN>\n" );
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