379,878 views
23 votes
23 votes
0.4x - 1.2 = 0.15x + 0.8 ?????????

User Teena Thomas
by
3.0k points

1 Answer

27 votes
27 votes

Answer:

x = 8

Explanation:

0.4x - 1.2 = 0.15x + 0.8

0.4x - 1.2 + 1.2 = 0.4x

0.15x + 0.8 + 1.2 = 0.15x + 2

0.4x = 0.15x + 2

0.4x - 0.15x = 0.25x

0.15x + 2 - 0.15x = 2

0.25x = 2

0.25x / 0.25 = x

2 / 0.25 = 8

x = 8

User Matias Bjarland
by
2.8k points