hey guys could yall please help me with this problem dont really get it A social networking site recorded that 80% of the people who became members of the site one month were between 30 and 40 years old. The equation below represents this information, where x represents the total number of people who became members of the site that month.

x = 0.8x + 72

How many people who became members of the site that month were between 30 and 40 years of age

Question

hey guys could yall please help me with this problem dont really get it A social networking site recorded that 80% of the people who became members of the site one month were between 30 and 40 years old. The equation below represents this information, where x represents the total number of people who became members of the site that month.

x = 0.8x + 72

How many people who became members of the site that month were between 30 and 40 years of age

anonymous · Answer

I could be wrong... but it seems to me the answer is just 80% of 72 (.8*72 = 57.6)