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260\left(x+3\right)=\left(x+13\right)\times 0.09
Variable x cannot be equal to -13 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 260\left(x+13\right), the least common multiple of x+13,260.
260x+780=\left(x+13\right)\times 0.09
Use the distributive property to multiply 260 by x+3.
260x+780=0.09x+1.17
Use the distributive property to multiply x+13 by 0.09.
260x+780-0.09x=1.17
Subtract 0.09x from both sides.
259.91x+780=1.17
Combine 260x and -0.09x to get 259.91x.
259.91x=1.17-780
Subtract 780 from both sides.
259.91x=-778.83
Subtract 780 from 1.17 to get -778.83.
x=\frac{-778.83}{259.91}
Divide both sides by 259.91.
x=\frac{-77883}{25991}
Expand \frac{-778.83}{259.91} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.
x=-\frac{77883}{25991}
Fraction \frac{-77883}{25991} can be rewritten as -\frac{77883}{25991} by extracting the negative sign.