SOLUTION: I'm not sure that is correct. I am trying to figure how long it will take me to pay for a scooter if I purchase it. The equation I'm trying to solve is as follows. .05x+1295=20x

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Question 146524: I'm not sure that is correct. I am trying to figure how long it will take me to pay for a scooter if I purchase it. The equation I'm trying to solve is as follows. .05x+1295=20x
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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.05x%2B1295=20x Start with the given equation.


100%28.05x%2B1295%29=100%2820x%29 Multiply both sides by 100 to clear out the decimals.


5x%2B129500=2000x Distribute and multiply.


5x=2000x-129500 Subtract 129500 from both sides.


5x-2000x=-129500 Subtract 2000x from both sides.


-1995x=-129500 Combine like terms on the left side.


x=%28-129500%29%2F%28-1995%29 Divide both sides by -1995 to isolate x.


x=3700%2F57 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the answer is x=3700%2F57


Which approximates to x=64.912