How do you solve $0.06x + 0.24 - 0.02x = 0.36$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-02T09:01:47

The solution is $x=3$ .

Bring all the quantities with x on one side of the $=$ and the others on the other side remembering that the "jump" of the $=$ changes the sign.

$0.06x+0.24-0.02x=0.36$
$0.06x-0.02x=0.36-0.24$

Now, on the left side we sum the numbers in front of the $x$ and on the right we sum the numbers.

$(0.06-0.02)x=0.36-0.24$

$0.04x=0.12$

Finally we divide both sides for the number in front of $x$ in order to cancel it and leave the $x$ alone

$0.04/0.04x=0.12/0.04$
$x=0.12/0.04$
$x=3$ .

How do you solve 0.06x + 0.24 - 0.02x = 0.360.06x + 0.24 - 0.02x = 0.36?