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259.2=720x+720x-x
Multiply 720 and 1 to get 720.
259.2=1440x-x
Combine 720x and 720x to get 1440x.
259.2=1439x
Combine 1440x and -x to get 1439x.
1439x=259.2
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
x=\frac{259.2}{1439}
Divide both sides by 1439.
x=\frac{2592}{14390}
Expand \frac{259.2}{1439} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{1296}{7195}
Reduce the fraction \frac{2592}{14390} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.