SOLUTION: if 4.5 plus 9.5 times a number equals the sum of 30.1 and a number what is the number

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Question 672192: if 4.5 plus 9.5 times a number equals the sum of 30.1 and a number what is the number
Answer by neatmath(302) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

From your given information, I am seeing this, and I hope I am reading it correctly:

Let x be the number.

4.5%2B9.5%2Ax=30.1%2Bx

4.5%2B8.5%2Ax=30.1

8.5%2Ax=25.6

x=25.6%2F8.5

x=256%2F85

It sounds ugly, but from your given statement,

the number is the fraction 256%2F85 which is about 3.01

I hope this helps! :)

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