Solve 75%x-5=2.2

$$75 \% x-5=2.2$$

Solve for x

$$x=9.6$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Reduce the fraction \frac{75}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 25.

$$\frac{3}{4}x-5=2.2$$

Add 5 to both sides.

$$\frac{3}{4}x=2.2+5$$

Add 2.2 and 5 to get 7.2.

$$\frac{3}{4}x=7.2$$

Multiply both sides by \frac{4}{3}, the reciprocal of \frac{3}{4}.

$$x=7.2\times \frac{4}{3}$$

Convert decimal number 7.2 to fraction \frac{72}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{72}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$x=\frac{36}{5}\times \frac{4}{3}$$

Multiply \frac{36}{5} times \frac{4}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{36\times 4}{5\times 3}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{36\times 4}{5\times 3}.

$$x=\frac{144}{15}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{144}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$x=\frac{48}{5}$$