SOLUTION: need to know the steps in solving 2/7x=$220

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Question 391609: need to know the steps in solving 2/7x=$220
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need to know the steps in solving 2%2F7x = $220
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Multiply both sides by 7, gets rid of the denominator
2x = 7(220)
2x = 1540
Divide both sides by 2
x = 1540%2F2
x = $770
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Check it:
2%2F7(770) =
7 cancels in to 770, 110 times
2 * 110 = 220