Peter buys 8.5 square feet of carpet. The carpet costs $10.20 per square foot. How much does Peter pay for the carpet?
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X=750+125.75x
subtract to variable (x) on one side
x-125.75x=750+125.75x-125.75x
-124.75x=750
divide -124.75 to get variable (x) by itself
-124.75x/-124.75=750/-124.75
x=-3000/499
or
x=-6 6/499
or
x=-6.01202
subtract to variable (x) on one side
x-125.75x=750+125.75x-125.75x
-124.75x=750
divide -124.75 to get variable (x) by itself
-124.75x/-124.75=750/-124.75
x=-3000/499
or
x=-6 6/499
or
x=-6.01202