SOLUTION: 55.8%=(259-x)/259 What is x? Sorry it has been 25 years since I did this

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Question 787348: 55.8%=(259-x)/259
What is x?
Sorry it has been 25 years since I did this
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Change the percentage in the LHS to a decimal. Move the decimal point two places left.

Multiply both sides of the equation by 259.

Add -259 to both sides.

Multiply both sides by -1.

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