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985=10\left(-x+258\right)
Variable x cannot be equal to 258 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by -x+258.
985=-10x+2580
Use the distributive property to multiply 10 by -x+258.
-10x+2580=985
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
-10x=985-2580
Subtract 2580 from both sides.
-10x=-1595
Subtract 2580 from 985 to get -1595.
x=\frac{-1595}{-10}
Divide both sides by -10.
x=\frac{319}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-1595}{-10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -5.