Solve (40,000-x)*25%=5,400

$$( 40,000 - x ) \times 25 \% = 5,400$$

Solve for x

$$x=18400$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Reduce the fraction \frac{25}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 25.

$$\left(40000-x\right)\times \frac{1}{4}=5400$$

Use the distributive property to multiply 40000-x by \frac{1}{4}.

$$40000\times \frac{1}{4}-x\times \frac{1}{4}=5400$$

Multiply 40000 and \frac{1}{4} to get \frac{40000}{4}.

$$\frac{40000}{4}-x\times \frac{1}{4}=5400$$

Divide 40000 by 4 to get 10000.

$$10000-x\times \frac{1}{4}=5400$$

Multiply -1 and \frac{1}{4} to get -\frac{1}{4}.

$$10000-\frac{1}{4}x=5400$$

Subtract 10000 from both sides.

$$-\frac{1}{4}x=5400-10000$$

Subtract 10000 from 5400 to get -4600.

$$-\frac{1}{4}x=-4600$$

Multiply both sides by -4, the reciprocal of -\frac{1}{4}.

$$x=-4600\left(-4\right)$$

Multiply -4600 and -4 to get 18400.

$$x=18400$$