Solve x-15%x=37.4

$$x - 15 \% x = 37.4$$

Solve for x

$$x=44$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$x-\frac{3}{20}x=37.4$$

Combine x and -\frac{3}{20}x to get \frac{17}{20}x.

$$\frac{17}{20}x=37.4$$

Multiply both sides by \frac{20}{17}, the reciprocal of \frac{17}{20}.

$$x=37.4\times \frac{20}{17}$$

Convert decimal number 37.4 to fraction \frac{374}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{374}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$x=\frac{187}{5}\times \frac{20}{17}$$

Multiply \frac{187}{5} times \frac{20}{17} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{187\times 20}{5\times 17}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{187\times 20}{5\times 17}.

$$x=\frac{3740}{85}$$

Divide 3740 by 85 to get 44.

$$x=44$$