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3.5x + 12.5x = 320 solve for x

User Orrin
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Answer:

x = 20

Explanation:

The equation can be simplified to become 16x = 320. Then, because 320 has a zero, we can temporarily remove it, and divide 32/16, getting 2. Then we can put the zero back on, with the given answer:

x = 20

User Ganesh Mohan
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Answer:

x=20

Explanation:

Isolate the variable by dividing each side by factors that don't contain the variable

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