Solve 56-120%x=20

$$56 - 120 \% x = 20$$

Solve for x

$$x=30$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Reduce the fraction \frac{120}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 20.

$$56-\frac{6}{5}x=20$$

Subtract 56 from both sides.

$$-\frac{6}{5}x=20-56$$

Subtract 56 from 20 to get -36.

$$-\frac{6}{5}x=-36$$

Multiply both sides by -\frac{5}{6}, the reciprocal of -\frac{6}{5}.

$$x=-36\left(-\frac{5}{6}\right)$$

Express -36\left(-\frac{5}{6}\right) as a single fraction.

$$x=\frac{-36\left(-5\right)}{6}$$

Multiply -36 and -5 to get 180.

$$x=\frac{180}{6}$$

Divide 180 by 6 to get 30.

$$x=30$$