Solve 20+0.47x/x=1.43

$$\frac { 20 + 0.47 x } { x } = 1.43$$

Solve for x

$$x = \frac{125}{6} = 20\frac{5}{6} \approx 20.833333333$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Variable x cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by x.

$$20+0.47x=1.43x$$

Subtract 1.43x from both sides.

$$20+0.47x-1.43x=0$$

Combine 0.47x and -1.43x to get -0.96x.

$$20-0.96x=0$$

Subtract 20 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.

$$-0.96x=-20$$

Divide both sides by -0.96.

$$x=\frac{-20}{-0.96}$$

Expand \frac{-20}{-0.96} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$x=\frac{-2000}{-96}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-2000}{-96} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -16.

$$x=\frac{125}{6}$$