How do you solve $.02( x - 100) + .06x = 62$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-10T02:57:57

$x=125$

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clarification: i multiplied both sides by 10 in order to simplify the problem, because i don't want to work with decimal numbers

How do you solve .02( x - 100) + .06x = 62.02( x - 100) + .06x = 62?