Question

why is x-0.4x=96 0.6x=96

Answer 1

\[x-0.4x==96\]\[1\times x - 0.4 \times x=96\]\[(1-0.4)x=96\]\[0.6x=96\]

Answer 2

@amirreza1870 explained it very well.

We use the reverse of the distributive property. x can be written as 1 * x.
Grouping together x - 0.4x as (1-0.4)x gives us 0.6x.

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Answer 3

Got it!! Thank you, that was driving me nuts!!

Answer 4

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