x = 17.3333
Step-by-step explanation:
Solve for x:
(3 x)/8 + 6.75 = 13 + 1/4
Hint: | Put the fractions in (3 x)/8 + 6.75 over a common denominator.
Put each term in (3 x)/8 + 6.75 over the common denominator 8: (3 x)/8 + 6.75 = (3 x)/8 + 54/8:
(3 x)/8 + 54/8 = 13 + 1/4
Hint: | Combine (3 x)/8 + 54/8 into a single fraction.
(3 x)/8 + 54/8 = (3 x + 54)/8:
(3 x + 54)/8 = 13 + 1/4
Hint: | Put the fractions in 13 + 1/4 over a common denominator.
Put 13 + 1/4 over the common denominator 4. 13 + 1/4 = (4×13)/4 + 1/4:
(3 x + 54)/8 = (4×13)/4 + 1/4
Hint: | Multiply 4 and 13 together.
4×13 = 52:
(3 x + 54)/8 = 52/4 + 1/4
Hint: | Add the fractions over a common denominator to a single fraction.
52/4 + 1/4 = (52 + 1)/4:
(3 x + 54)/8 = (52 + 1)/4
Hint: | Evaluate 52 + 1.
52 + 1 = 53:
(3 x + 54)/8 = 53/4
Hint: | Multiply both sides by a constant to simplify the equation.
Multiply both sides of (3 x + 54)/8 = 53/4 by 8:
(3 x + 54)/(8 1/8) = 1/4×1/(1/8) 53
Hint: | Any nonzero number divided by itself is one.
1/8×1/(1/8) = 1:
3 x + 54 = 1/4×1/(1/8) 53
Hint: | Write 1/4×1/(1/8) as a single fraction.
Multiply the numerator of 1/4×1/(1/8) by the reciprocal of the denominator. 1/4×1/(1/8) = 1/4×8:
3 x + 54 = 1/4×8×53
Hint: | Express 1/4×8×53 as a single fraction.
1/4×8×53 = (8×53)/4:
3 x + 54 = (8×53)/4
Hint: | In (8×53)/4, divide 8 in the numerator by 4 in the denominator.
8/4 = (4×2)/4 = 2:
3 x + 54 = 2×53
Hint: | Multiply 2 and 53 together.
2×53 = 106:
3 x + 54 = 106
Hint: | Isolate terms with x to the left hand side.
Subtract 54 from both sides:
3 x + (54 - 54) = 106 - 54
Hint: | Look for the difference of two identical terms.
54 - 54 = 0:
3 x = 106 - 54
Hint: | Evaluate 106 - 54.
106 - 54 = 52:
3 x = 52
Hint: | Divide both sides by a constant to simplify the equation.
Divide both sides of 3 x = 52 by 3:
(3 x)/3 = 52/3
Hint: | Any nonzero number divided by itself is one.
3/3 = 1:
x = 52/3
Hint: | Express 52/3 in decimal form.
52/3 = 17.3333:
x = 17.3333
