Question
Solve the equation
x=3400
Alternative Form
x=133.3˙
Evaluate
x×15%=20
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
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Evaluate
x×15%
By definition p%=p×0.01
x×15×0.01
Calculate
x×0.15
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
0.15x
0.15x=20
Divide both sides
0.150.15x=0.1520
Divide the numbers
x=0.1520
Solution
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Evaluate
0.1520
Convert the decimal into a fraction
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Evaluate
0.15
Convert the decimal into a fraction
10015
Reduce the fraction
203
20320
Multiply by the reciprocal
20×320
Multiply the numbers
320×20
Multiply the numbers
3400
x=3400
Alternative Form
x=133.3˙
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Rewrite the equation
3x=400
Evaluate
x×15%=20
Evaluate
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Evaluate
x×15%
By definition p%=p×0.01
x×15×0.01
Calculate
x×0.15
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
0.15x
0.15x=20
Convert the decimal into a fraction
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Evaluate
0.15
Convert the decimal into a fraction
10015
Reduce the fraction
203
203x=20
Solution
3x=400
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