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What is the answer to number 23

What is the answer to number 23-example-1
User MatBos
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The answer is 50/27 or 1 23/27 or approx 1.85185. Here is my work!

Multiply both sides by 10 : 20x + 6x = 50 - x

Collect the like terms: 20x + 6x = 50 - x

Move Variable to Left: 26x + x = 50

Collect like terms: 27x = 50

Divide both sides by 27: 50/27

Hope this helped :))

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