Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Solve the following:
0.4(3x – 1) = 0.5x + 1
Advertisements
Solution
Given, 0.4(3x – 1) = 0.5x + 1
⇒ 1.2x – 0.4 = 0.5x + 1
⇒ 1.2x – 0.5x = 1 + 0.4 ...[Transposing 0.5x to LHS and – 0.4 to RHS]
⇒ 0.7x = 1.4
⇒ `(0.7x)/0.7 = 1.4/0.7` ...[Dividing both sides by 0.7]
∴ x = 2
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
The base of an isosceles triangle is `4/3` cm. The perimeter of the triangle is `4 2/15` cm. What is the length of either of the remaining equal sides?
Solve the following equation and check your result:
`(2x)/3 + 1 = (7x)/15 + 3`
If `2/5 x - 2 = 5 - 3/5 x`, then x = ______.
If `x/3 + 1 = 7/15`, then `x/3 = 6/15`
Two numbers differ by 40, when each number is increased by 8, the bigger becomes thrice the lesser number. If one number is x, then the other number is (40 – x).
Solve the following:
`(2y - 3)/4 - (3y - 5)/2 = y + 3/4`
Solve the following:
`(3x + 2)/(2x - 3) = - 3/4`
Solve the following:
`m - (m - 1)/2 = 1 - (m - 2)/3`
Solve the following:
4(3p + 2) – 5(6p – 1) = 2(p – 8) – 6(7p – 4)
Solve the following:
3(5x – 7) + 2(9x – 11) = 4(8x – 7) – 111
