Question
Solve the equation
x=30
Evaluate
x+60%x=48
Simplify
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Evaluate
x+60%x
Calculate
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Evaluate
60%x
By definition p%=p×0.01
60×0.01x
Calculate
0.6x
x+0.6x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(1+0.6)x
Add the numbers
1.6x
1.6x=48
Divide both sides
1.61.6x=1.648
Divide the numbers
x=1.648
Solution
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Evaluate
1.648
Convert the decimal into a fraction
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Evaluate
1.6
Convert the decimal into a fraction
1016
Reduce the fraction
58
5848
Multiply by the reciprocal
48×85
Reduce the numbers
6×5
Multiply the numbers
30
x=30
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Rewrite the equation
x=30
Evaluate
x+60%x=48
Evaluate
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Evaluate
x+60%x
Calculate
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Evaluate
60%x
By definition p%=p×0.01
60×0.01x
Calculate
0.6x
x+0.6x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(1+0.6)x
Add the numbers
1.6x
1.6x=48
Convert the decimal into a fraction
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Evaluate
1.6
Convert the decimal into a fraction
1016
Reduce the fraction
58
58x=48
Multiply both sides of the equation by LCD
8x=240
Solution
x=30
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