SOLUTION: How to solve x from: x = 25 + 0.1x ?

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Question 1056028: How to solve x from: x = 25 + 0.1x ?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=25+0.1x
subtract 0.1 x from both sides to have all the x values on one side
0.9x=25
divide both sides by 0.9x=27.777 (repeating) or 250/9, if we multiply both sides by 10 to get 9x=250 and divide by 9.