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Answer:
x = -1
Step-by-step explanation:
Putting the entire equation in decimal form, we have ...
2.1x + 1.8 = 0.3x
Subtracting 0.3x gives ...
1.8x +1.8 = 0
Dividing by 1.8, we get ...
x + 1 = 0
So, the solution is ...
x = -1 . . . . . . subtract 1 from both sides.
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Additional comment
Sometimes, when all of the numbers in the equation are divisible by the coefficient of x, it works out well to do that division before separating variables and constants. The other way this could have been solved is ...
subtract 1.8 ⇒ 1.8x = -1.8
divide by 1.8 ⇒ x = -1
