SOLUTION: Solve: 0.75x + 0.26 = 2.885

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Question 550743: Solve: 0.75x + 0.26 = 2.885
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, mananth:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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0.75x%2B0.26=2.885 Start with the given equation.


1000%280.75x%2B0.26%29=1000%282.885%29 Multiply both sides by 1000 to clear out the decimals.


750x%2B260=2885 Distribute and multiply.


750x=2885-260 Subtract 260 from both sides.


750x=2625 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%282625%29%2F%28750%29 Divide both sides by 750 to isolate x.


x=7%2F2 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is x=7%2F2 which in decimal form is x=3.5

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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0.75x + 0.26 = 2.885
-0.26 -0.26
0.75x=2.885-0.26
0.75x=2.625
/0.75
x=2.625/0.75
x=3.5