Solve Linear Equation: 80-3.6x+7.4x=49+51-5.8x with Decimal Coefficients

Question

Solve for X:

803.6x+7.4x=49+515.8x 80-3.6x+\text{7}.4x=49+51-5.8x

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Find X
00:05 Collect terms
00:17 Arrange the equation so that one side has only the unknown X
00:39 Collect terms
00:45 Isolate X
00:56 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this linear equation, we will carefully combine like terms and isolate the variable x x . Here are the steps:

  • Step 1: Simplify both sides of the equation by combining like terms.
    On the left side: 803.6x+7.4x=80+3.8x 80 - 3.6x + 7.4x = 80 + 3.8x (combining 3.6x -3.6x and 7.4x 7.4x ).
  • Step 2: Simplify the right side of the equation:
    49+515.8x=1005.8x 49 + 51 - 5.8x = 100 - 5.8x . (Notice we combine 49 49 and 51 51 to get 100 100 ).
  • Step 3: Write the simplified equation:
    80+3.8x=1005.8x 80 + 3.8x = 100 - 5.8x .
  • Step 4: Move all x x -terms to one side and constant terms to the other side by adding 5.8x 5.8x to both sides and subtracting 80 80 from both sides:
    3.8x+5.8x=10080 3.8x + 5.8x = 100 - 80
  • Step 5: Combine the x x -terms and simplify constants:
    9.6x=20 9.6x = 20 .
  • Step 6: Solve for x x by dividing both sides by 9.6 9.6 :
    x=209.6 x = \frac{20}{9.6} .
  • Step 7: Compute the division:
    x2.08 x \approx 2.08 .

Upon looking at the choices provided, the correct choice is 2.08 \boxed{2.08} , which is choice 2 2 .

Therefore, the solution to the problem is x=2.08 x = 2.08 .

Answer

2.08 2.08