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5+x=0.25\left(100+x\right)
Multiply 0.05 and 100 to get 5.
5+x=25+0.25x
Use the distributive property to multiply 0.25 by 100+x.
5+x-0.25x=25
Subtract 0.25x from both sides.
5+0.75x=25
Combine x and -0.25x to get 0.75x.
0.75x=25-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
0.75x=20
Subtract 5 from 25 to get 20.
x=\frac{20}{0.75}
Divide both sides by 0.75.
x=\frac{2000}{75}
Expand \frac{20}{0.75} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.
x=\frac{80}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{2000}{75} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 25.