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60=60x\times \frac{1}{60}+60x\times \frac{1}{20}
Variable x cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 60x, the least common multiple of x,60,20.
60=x+60x\times \frac{1}{20}
Cancel out 60 and 60.
60=x+\frac{60}{20}x
Multiply 60 and \frac{1}{20} to get \frac{60}{20}.
60=x+3x
Divide 60 by 20 to get 3.
60=4x
Combine x and 3x to get 4x.
4x=60
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
x=\frac{60}{4}
Divide both sides by 4.
x=15
Divide 60 by 4 to get 15.