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900\times 10^{-4}=x\times 10^{-3}-x\times 10^{-4}
Variable x cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by x.
900\times \frac{1}{10000}=x\times 10^{-3}-x\times 10^{-4}
Calculate 10 to the power of -4 and get \frac{1}{10000}.
\frac{9}{100}=x\times 10^{-3}-x\times 10^{-4}
Multiply 900 and \frac{1}{10000} to get \frac{9}{100}.
\frac{9}{100}=x\times \frac{1}{1000}-x\times 10^{-4}
Calculate 10 to the power of -3 and get \frac{1}{1000}.
\frac{9}{100}=x\times \frac{1}{1000}-x\times \frac{1}{10000}
Calculate 10 to the power of -4 and get \frac{1}{10000}.
\frac{9}{100}=\frac{9}{10000}x
Combine x\times \frac{1}{1000} and -x\times \frac{1}{10000} to get \frac{9}{10000}x.
\frac{9}{10000}x=\frac{9}{100}
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
x=\frac{9}{100}\times \frac{10000}{9}
Multiply both sides by \frac{10000}{9}, the reciprocal of \frac{9}{10000}.
x=100
Multiply \frac{9}{100} and \frac{10000}{9} to get 100.