Solve 1.2left(60-xright)-1.4*x=36

$$1.2 \left( 60-x \right) -1.4 \times x = 36$$

Solve for x

$$x = \frac{180}{13} = 13\frac{11}{13} \approx 13.846153846$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Use the distributive property to multiply 1.2 by 60-x.

$$72-1.2x-1.4x=36$$

Combine -1.2x and -1.4x to get -2.6x.

$$72-2.6x=36$$

Subtract 72 from both sides.

$$-2.6x=36-72$$

Subtract 72 from 36 to get -36.

$$-2.6x=-36$$

Divide both sides by -2.6.

$$x=\frac{-36}{-2.6}$$

Expand \frac{-36}{-2.6} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$x=\frac{-360}{-26}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-360}{-26} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.

$$x=\frac{180}{13}$$