SOLUTION: Solve. 26x – 7(3x – 0.895) = 4x + 0.655 Please help I do not understand the whole decimal point stuff.

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Question 98020: Solve. 26x – 7(3x – 0.895) = 4x + 0.655
Please help I do not understand the whole decimal point stuff.
Answer by kiljoy(51) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's take this one step at a time. First Rewrite the equation, distributing the 7(3x-.895) in the process.
26x+-21x%2B6.265=4x%2B.655
Now subtrack 4x from each side of the equation and combine your x values.
26x-21x-4x=.655-6.265
x=-5.61
That's it.