Question 942786
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What value increased by 3/5 of itself equals 720
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Replace the words "What value" and "itself" by x.
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x increased by 3/5 of x equals 720.
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Replace "3/5 of x" by "3/5x"
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x increased by 3/5x equals 720
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Replace the words "increased by" with a plus sign "+".
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x + 3/5x equals 720
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Replace the word "equals" with an equal sign "="
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x + 3/5x = 720
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Multiply every term on both sides by 5
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5x + 3x = 3600
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Combine like terms on the left side
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8x = 3600
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Divide both sides by 8
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x = 450
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Edwin</pre>