Solving a Puzzling Equation: A Homework Statement

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Homework Statement



Hi .

I found this in my textbook. I want to know how they got to the answer. I really don't know how they got it.

[tex]\frac{\frac{x}{2}}{0.40-\frac{x}{2}}[/tex]= 6.8 x 10-2
x= 0.0272 - 0.068x
x= 0.025

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i just don't know where to start or how to solve this.
 
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Multiply both sides by 0.4-x/2
 
rootX said:
Multiply both sides by 0.4-x/2
thanks...cant believe the solution was so simple...sometimes the easiest things become so mind boggling