Solve 12%x-60%x=48

$$12 \% x - 60 \% x = 48$$

Solve for x

$$x=-100$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Reduce the fraction \frac{12}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{3}{25}x-\frac{60}{100}x=48$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{60}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 20.

$$\frac{3}{25}x-\frac{3}{5}x=48$$

Combine \frac{3}{25}x and -\frac{3}{5}x to get -\frac{12}{25}x.

$$-\frac{12}{25}x=48$$

Multiply both sides by -\frac{25}{12}, the reciprocal of -\frac{12}{25}.

$$x=48\left(-\frac{25}{12}\right)$$

Express 48\left(-\frac{25}{12}\right) as a single fraction.

$$x=\frac{48\left(-25\right)}{12}$$

Multiply 48 and -25 to get -1200.

$$x=\frac{-1200}{12}$$

Divide -1200 by 12 to get -100.

$$x=-100$$