SOLUTION: How to solve this: x -.2x = 500 or X minus 20% of X Equals 500.

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Question 1140341: How to solve this: x -.2x = 500 or X minus 20% of X Equals 500.
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathLover1:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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x -.2x = 500 or X x minus 20% of X x Equals 500.
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x-0.2x=500
x%281-0.2%29=500------(factorization; the reverse of Distributive Property)
0.8x=500
x=500%2F0.8
x=625

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Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):