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200\left(1000-x\right)=27x
Variable x cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 200x, the least common multiple of x,200.
200000-200x=27x
Use the distributive property to multiply 200 by 1000-x.
200000-200x-27x=0
Subtract 27x from both sides.
200000-227x=0
Combine -200x and -27x to get -227x.
-227x=-200000
Subtract 200000 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=\frac{-200000}{-227}
Divide both sides by -227.
x=\frac{200000}{227}
Fraction \frac{-200000}{-227} can be simplified to \frac{200000}{227} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.