Hi, can someone explain and demonstrate how to solve this problem please? 578 = (346.7/346.7-x)551

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anonymous · Answer

$$ 578 = \frac{346.7}{346.7-x}551$$

anonymous · Answer

not sure where the 551 is, numerator or denominator

anonymous · Answer

me too

anonymous · Answer

551 was just multiplied by the outside of the fraction, which was in parentheses.  Does that help at all?

amistre64 · Answer

551 like that tends to be exponent

amistre64 · Answer

so are we like coming in at the tail end of a problem that was half solved and we have to determine what went wrong?

anonymous · Answer

no, that's just the full problem.  551 has a multiplication symbol before it, so i don't believe it's an exponent. :/

amistre64 · Answer

ahhh, ok.  we get typos in here alot that suggest that this configuration ...... like x2 is somehow x^2 :)

anonymous · Answer

578(346.7-x)=346.7(551)    cross multiplying
200392.6-578x=191031.7 multiplying
9360.9=578x
x=16.19(ans)

oaktree · Answer

Yup, I got that too.

anonymous · Answer

ok guys thanks!! I believe this is the correct answer as well.  I just wasn't sure how to get that subtracted x out of the fraction. thanks for all your help!

anonymous · Answer

no mention :)