for Example-
X - 10% = 5000
X=?
2007-05-27 16:48:59 · 8 answers · asked by Z V 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Well, it helps if you state it correctly.
X - 0.10X =5000
0.9X = 5000
X = 5000/0.9
You can do the last step I hope.
2007-05-27 16:52:37 · answer #1 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
x - 10% = 5000
x-10x/100=5000
x-x/10=5000
9x/10=5000
9x=5000*10
9x=50000
x=50000/9
x=5555.556(up to 3 decimal places)#
2007-05-29 20:33:30 · answer #2 · answered by jackleynpoll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean x-10% x=5000 10% means 10/100 or 0.1 so
x-10% x=5000
x-0.1x=5000
0.9x=5000
x=5000/0.9=5555.55....
2007-05-27 16:56:36 · answer #3 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would cross multiply...put 10 over 100 and the discounted over the original (x)...multiply x times 10 and the discounted times 100...then, divide by 10.
2007-05-27 16:51:27 · answer #4 · answered by xidontwanttotalkaboutitx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Divide the "answer" by 9 and then multiply that result by 10
2007-05-27 17:00:50 · answer #5 · answered by Filmnoir 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
x-10%x = 90%x
So .9x = 5000
therefore x=5000/.9 which is 5555.556
2007-05-27 16:57:20 · answer #6 · answered by fifteenthousandvolts 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
x-10%x=5000
is the same as
x-.1x=5000
or,
.9x=5000
so x=5555.5555.... or x=5555.56
2007-05-27 17:03:40 · answer #7 · answered by cheesysoundeffectz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-27 17:06:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋