SOLUTION: 2.4 z / 1.2z -6.5= .7

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Question 499626: 2.4 z / 1.2z -6.5= .7
Answer by Flannery(124) About Me  (Show Source):
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First of all 1.2 goes into 2.4 twice, so you can combine the z terms that way
2z-6.5=.7
Now add 6.5 to each side. 6.5 plus .7 is 7.2
so 2z=7.2
Divide each side by 2 to isolate the variable.
7.2 divided by 2 is 3.6
z=3.6