Solve x+20%x=1.8

$$x+20 \% x=1.8$$

Solve for x

$$x=1.5$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

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

$$x+\frac{1}{5}x=1.8$$

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

$$\frac{6}{5}x=1.8$$

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

$$x=1.8\times \frac{5}{6}$$

Convert decimal number 1.8 to fraction \frac{18}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{18}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$x=\frac{9}{5}\times \frac{5}{6}$$

Multiply \frac{9}{5} times \frac{5}{6} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{9\times 5}{5\times 6}$$

Cancel out 5 in both numerator and denominator.

$$x=\frac{9}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{9}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$x=\frac{3}{2}$$