Question
Solve the equation
x=88
Evaluate
72x+90x+110x=3
Multiply both sides of the equation by LCD
(72x+90x+110x)×3960=3×3960
Simplify the equation
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Evaluate
(72x+90x+110x)×3960
Apply the distributive property
72x×3960+90x×3960+110x×3960
Simplify
x×55+x×44+x×36
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
55x+x×44+x×36
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
55x+44x+x×36
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
55x+44x+36x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(55+44+36)x
Add the numbers
135x
135x=3×3960
Simplify the equation
135x=11880
Divide both sides
135135x=13511880
Divide the numbers
x=13511880
Solution
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Evaluate
13511880
Reduce the numbers
188
Calculate
88
x=88
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Rewrite the equation
x=88
Evaluate
72x+90x+110x=3
Rewrite the expression
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Evaluate
72x+90x+110x
Reduce the fraction
721x+90x+110x
Reduce the fraction
721x+901x+110x
Reduce the fraction
721x+901x+1101x
721x+901x+1101x=3
Multiply both sides of the equation by LCD
135x=11880
Solution
x=88
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