Solve 40%text{of}x+x=224

$$40 \% \text { of } x + x = 224$$

Solve for x

$$x=160$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Reduce the fraction \frac{40}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 20.

$$\frac{2}{5}x+x=224$$

Combine \frac{2}{5}x and x to get \frac{7}{5}x.

$$\frac{7}{5}x=224$$

Multiply both sides by \frac{5}{7}, the reciprocal of \frac{7}{5}.

$$x=224\times \frac{5}{7}$$

Express 224\times \frac{5}{7} as a single fraction.

$$x=\frac{224\times 5}{7}$$

Multiply 224 and 5 to get 1120.

$$x=\frac{1120}{7}$$

Divide 1120 by 7 to get 160.

$$x=160$$