SOLUTION: solve for x x + 0.20x = 987

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Question 380494: solve for x
x + 0.20x = 987
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + 0.20x = 987
multiply by 10
10x+2x=9870
12x=9870
/12
12x/12=9870/12
x=822.50
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