How do you solve $11.1c-2.4=-8.3c+6.4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-09T16:27:31

Exact value $->c=44/97$

App. value $->0.454$ to 3 decimal places

Lets get rid of the decimals!

Multiply everything by 10

$10(11.1c-2.4)=10(-8.3c+6.4)$

$111c-24=-83c+64$

Collecting like terms

$111c+83c=64+24$

$=>194c=88$

Divide both sides by 194

$=>c=88/194=44/97~~0.454$

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