Question
Solve the equation
x=953
Alternative Form
x=5.8˙
Evaluate
2x+10x=310+102
Simplify
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Evaluate
310+102
Cancel out the common factor 2
310+51
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
3×510×5+5×33
Multiply the numbers
1510×5+5×33
Multiply the numbers
1510×5+153
Write all numerators above the common denominator
1510×5+3
Multiply the numbers
1550+3
Add the numbers
1553
2x+10x=1553
Multiply both sides of the equation by LCD
(2x+10x)×30=1553×30
Simplify the equation
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Evaluate
(2x+10x)×30
Apply the distributive property
2x×30+10x×30
Simplify
x×15+x×3
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
15x+x×3
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
15x+3x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(15+3)x
Add the numbers
18x
18x=1553×30
Simplify the equation
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Evaluate
1553×30
Simplify
53×2
Multiply the numbers
106
18x=106
Divide both sides
1818x=18106
Divide the numbers
x=18106
Solution
x=953
Alternative Form
x=5.8˙
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Rewrite the equation
9x=53
Evaluate
2x+10x=310+102
Evaluate
More Steps

Evaluate
310+102
Cancel out the common factor 2
310+51
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
3×510×5+5×33
Multiply the numbers
1510×5+5×33
Multiply the numbers
1510×5+153
Write all numerators above the common denominator
1510×5+3
Multiply the numbers
1550+3
Add the numbers
1553
2x+10x=1553
Rewrite the expression
More Steps

Evaluate
2x+10x
Reduce the fraction
21x+10x
Reduce the fraction
21x+101x
21x+101x=1553
Multiply both sides of the equation by LCD
18x=106
Solution
9x=53
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