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78+0.7x=1.1\left(6+x\right)
Multiply 13 and 6 to get 78.
78+0.7x=6.6+1.1x
Use the distributive property to multiply 1.1 by 6+x.
78+0.7x-1.1x=6.6
Subtract 1.1x from both sides.
78-0.4x=6.6
Combine 0.7x and -1.1x to get -0.4x.
-0.4x=6.6-78
Subtract 78 from both sides.
-0.4x=-71.4
Subtract 78 from 6.6 to get -71.4.
x=\frac{-71.4}{-0.4}
Divide both sides by -0.4.
x=\frac{-714}{-4}
Expand \frac{-71.4}{-0.4} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{357}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-714}{-4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.