SOLUTION: what is x when 57.50=.05x+.06(1000-x) Show work

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Question 361040: what is x when 57.50=.05x+.06(1000-x)
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Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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57.50=.05x+.06(1000-x),
57.50 = .05x + 60-0.06x,
57.50 - 60= -0.01x
-2.5 = -0.01x, after transposing 60 from the left side to the right side.
-2.5/-0.01 = x
x = 250.