SOLUTION: Please help me solve this if 24.3-x+17.03=31.62 find the value of x.

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Question 979428: Please help me solve this if 24.3-x+17.03=31.62 find the value of x.
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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24.3 -x +17.03 = 31.62
41.33 - x = 31.62
-x = -9.71
x = 9.71
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24.3 - 9.71 + 17.03 = 31.62
14.59 + 17.03 = 31.62
31.62 = 31.62
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