SOLUTION: How do you solve this problem? x=.25[200,00-.10(200,000 - x)]

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Question 366073: How do you solve this problem?
x=.25[200,00-.10(200,000 - x)]
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply both sides by 4.
4x=200-0.10%28200000-x%29
4x%2B200=-0.10%28200000-x%29
Multiply both sides by 10.
40x%2B2000=-%28200000-x%29
40x%2B2000=-200000%2Bx
39x=-198000
x=-198000%2F39
highlight%28x=-66000%2F13%29