SOLUTION: 1/7 = 14 - x one over seven equals fourteen minus x how did you come to the answer????

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Question 223178: 1/7 = 14 - x
one over seven equals fourteen minus x
how did you come to the answer????
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, solver91311:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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1%2F7=14-x Start with the given equation.


7%281%2Fcross%287%29%29=7%2814-x%29 Multiply both sides by the LCD 7 to clear any fractions.


1=98-7x Distribute and multiply.


0=98-7x-1 Subtract 1 from both sides.


7x=98-1 Add 7x to both sides.


7x=97 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%2897%29%2F%287%29 Divide both sides by 7 to isolate x.


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Answer:

So the answer is x=97%2F7 which approximates to x=13.857.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Add to both sides.

Add to both sides.

Do the arithmetic.


John