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1.776=\left(29.6+x\right)\times 0.03
Multiply 29.6 and 0.06 to get 1.776.
1.776=0.888+0.03x
Use the distributive property to multiply 29.6+x by 0.03.
0.888+0.03x=1.776
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
0.03x=1.776-0.888
Subtract 0.888 from both sides.
0.03x=0.888
Subtract 0.888 from 1.776 to get 0.888.
x=\frac{0.888}{0.03}
Divide both sides by 0.03.
x=\frac{888}{30}
Expand \frac{0.888}{0.03} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 1000.
x=\frac{148}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{888}{30} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.