Question
Solve the equation
x=60
Evaluate
(5x+420)÷(3x+420)=6÷5
Find the domain
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Evaluate
3x+420=0
Move the constant to the right side
3x=0−420
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
3x=−420
Divide both sides
33x=3−420
Divide the numbers
x=3−420
Divide the numbers
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Evaluate
3−420
Reduce the numbers
1−140
Calculate
−140
x=−140
(5x+420)÷(3x+420)=6÷5,x=−140
Rewrite the expression
3x+4205x+420=6÷5
Divide the numbers
3x+4205x+420=1.2
Convert the expressions
3x+4205x+420=56
Cross multiply
(5x+420)×5=(3x+420)×6
Simplify the equation
5(5x+420)=(3x+420)×6
Simplify the equation
5(5x+420)=6(3x+420)
Calculate
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Evaluate
5(5x+420)
Apply the distributive property
5×5x+5×420
Multiply the numbers
25x+5×420
Multiply the numbers
25x+2100
25x+2100=6(3x+420)
Calculate
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Evaluate
6(3x+420)
Apply the distributive property
6×3x+6×420
Multiply the numbers
18x+6×420
Multiply the numbers
18x+2520
25x+2100=18x+2520
Move the expression to the left side
25x+2100−(18x+2520)=0
Calculate the sum or difference
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Add the terms
25x+2100−(18x+2520)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
25x+2100−18x−2520
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
25x−18x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(25−18)x
Subtract the numbers
7x
7x+2100−2520
Subtract the numbers
7x−420
7x−420=0
Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign
7x=0+420
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
7x=420
Divide both sides
77x=7420
Divide the numbers
x=7420
Divide the numbers
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Evaluate
7420
Reduce the numbers
160
Calculate
60
x=60
Check if the solution is in the defined range
x=60,x=−140
Solution
x=60
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