Question
Solve the equation
X=60
Evaluate
X−20%X=48
Simplify
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Evaluate
X−20%X
Calculate
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Evaluate
20%X
By definition p%=p×0.01
20×0.01X
Calculate
0.2X
X−0.2X
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(1−0.2)X
Subtract the numbers
0.8X
0.8X=48
Divide both sides
0.80.8X=0.848
Divide the numbers
X=0.848
Solution
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Evaluate
0.848
Convert the decimal into a fraction
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Evaluate
0.8
Convert the decimal into a fraction
108
Reduce the fraction
54
5448
Multiply by the reciprocal
48×45
Reduce the numbers
12×5
Multiply the numbers
60
X=60
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