SOLUTION: If 7-x = 1/4 , what does 49x equal?

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Question 1004006: If 7-x = 1/4 , what does 49x equal?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve for x first, then we wil multiply it by 49...
7 - x = 1/4
Add x to both sides and subtract 1/4 and get
7 = x + 1/4
x = 6 3/4 = 27/4
49x = 49(27/4) = 1323/4 = 330 3/4