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x\times 85.5=780\times 100
Variable x cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 780x, the least common multiple of 780,x.
x\times 85.5=78000
Multiply 780 and 100 to get 78000.
x=\frac{78000}{85.5}
Divide both sides by 85.5.
x=\frac{780000}{855}
Expand \frac{78000}{85.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{52000}{57}
Reduce the fraction \frac{780000}{855} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 15.