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.75x-20= 620 what does x equal rounded to the nearest 100?

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To solve this, we’ll have to use inverse operations.

Since addition is the inverse to subtraction, we’ll add 20 to 620.

20 + 620 = 640

From there, since division is the inverse of multiplication, we’ll divide .75 by 640.

640/.75 = 853.33333 repeating. We can round this to 853.33, to round to the nearest hundredth.

Therefore, 853.33 would be your answer! You can check this by solving the equation forwards (853.33 x .75 = ~640, 640 - 20 = 620.)

Hope this helps! :)

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