SOLUTION: solve for x in the following equation: x% = (2x + 1)/300 i SET IT UP LIKE THIS AND TRIED IT BUT NOT SURE I DID IT RIGHT 2X +

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Question 23892: solve for x in the following equation: x% = (2x + 1)/300

i SET IT UP LIKE THIS AND TRIED IT BUT NOT SURE I DID IT RIGHT
2X + 1/300 = X/100
300X=200X+200
100X/100= 200X/100
X=1/2
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve for x:
x%2F100+=+%282x%2B1%29%2F300 Simplify, Multiply both sides by 100.
x+=+%282x%2B1%29%2F3 Multiply both sides by 3.
3x+=+2x%2B1 Subtract 2x from both sides.
x+=+1
Check:
1%2F100+=+%282%281%29%2B1%29%2F300
1%2F100+=+3%2F300 Simplify.
1%2F100+=+1%2F100