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-5571\times 5.16=50\left(11142-x\right)\times \frac{100}{100}
Multiply both sides of the equation by 557100, the least common multiple of 100,11142.
-28746.36=50\left(11142-x\right)\times \frac{100}{100}
Multiply -5571 and 5.16 to get -28746.36.
-28746.36=50\left(11142-x\right)\times 1
Divide 100 by 100 to get 1.
-28746.36=50\left(11142-x\right)
Multiply 50 and 1 to get 50.
-28746.36=557100-50x
Use the distributive property to multiply 50 by 11142-x.
557100-50x=-28746.36
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
-50x=-28746.36-557100
Subtract 557100 from both sides.
-50x=-585846.36
Subtract 557100 from -28746.36 to get -585846.36.
x=\frac{-585846.36}{-50}
Divide both sides by -50.
x=\frac{-58584636}{-5000}
Expand \frac{-585846.36}{-50} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.
x=\frac{14646159}{1250}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-58584636}{-5000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -4.