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Question #b82ea

Answer 1

`x~~-0.00167504187...` Approximate answer

`x=-1/597" "` Precise answer

Explanation:

The symbol % is a bit like a unit of measurement but one that is worth `1/100` of something that follows it.

So `x%" "->" "x xx%" "->" "x xx 1/100 = x/100`
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Thus we have: `x/100" "=2x +1/300`

(get the `x` terms together and on their own)

`x/100 -2x=1/300`

(get rid of the `1/100` by multiplying `ul(color(white)(.)"all of both sides"color(white)(.))` by 100 )

`x-200x=1/3`

`-199x=1/3`

Multiply both sides by (-1) to make `-199x` positive

`199x=-1/3`

`x=-0.00167504187...` This decimal is not a precise answer

`x=-1/597` Precise answer