Question 161259
You can split this equation into 4 different fractions:

(2.85x/1.06) - (2.52/1.06) - (2.39x/1.01) + (3.56/1.01) = x

Note that there's a + at the end because we distributed a negative onto a negative number and that yields a positive...

Since you say you can use a calculator...I'M going to use a calculator too :)

2.69x (approximately) - 2.38 (approximately) - 2.37x (approximately) + 3.52 (approximately) = x


Subtract x from both sides and combine like terms.

2.69x - 2.37x - x - 2.38 + 3.52 = x - x

-0.68x + 1.14 = 0

Subtract 1.14 from both sides...

-0.68x + 1.14 - 1.14 = 0 - 1.14

-0.68x = -1.14

Divide out a -0.68

x = -1.14 / -0.68

x = 1.68 (approximately)

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