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899\times 1.2\times 10^{5}\times 200+870\times 0.8\times 10^{5}\times 300=930x\times 500
Multiply both sides of the equation by 269700, the least common multiple of 300,310,290.
1078.8\times 10^{5}\times 200+870\times 0.8\times 10^{5}\times 300=930x\times 500
Multiply 899 and 1.2 to get 1078.8.
1078.8\times 100000\times 200+870\times 0.8\times 10^{5}\times 300=930x\times 500
Calculate 10 to the power of 5 and get 100000.
107880000\times 200+870\times 0.8\times 10^{5}\times 300=930x\times 500
Multiply 1078.8 and 100000 to get 107880000.
21576000000+870\times 0.8\times 10^{5}\times 300=930x\times 500
Multiply 107880000 and 200 to get 21576000000.
21576000000+696\times 10^{5}\times 300=930x\times 500
Multiply 870 and 0.8 to get 696.
21576000000+696\times 100000\times 300=930x\times 500
Calculate 10 to the power of 5 and get 100000.
21576000000+69600000\times 300=930x\times 500
Multiply 696 and 100000 to get 69600000.
21576000000+20880000000=930x\times 500
Multiply 69600000 and 300 to get 20880000000.
42456000000=930x\times 500
Add 21576000000 and 20880000000 to get 42456000000.
42456000000=465000x
Multiply 930 and 500 to get 465000.
465000x=42456000000
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
x=\frac{42456000000}{465000}
Divide both sides by 465000.
x=\frac{2830400}{31}
Reduce the fraction \frac{42456000000}{465000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 15000.