Solve x+20%x=48

$$x + 20 \% x = 48$$

Solve for x

$$x=40$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

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

$$x+\frac{1}{5}x=48$$

Combine x and \frac{1}{5}x to get \frac{6}{5}x.

$$\frac{6}{5}x=48$$

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

$$x=48\times \frac{5}{6}$$

Express 48\times \frac{5}{6} as a single fraction.

$$x=\frac{48\times 5}{6}$$

Multiply 48 and 5 to get 240.

$$x=\frac{240}{6}$$

Divide 240 by 6 to get 40.

$$x=40$$