Posted by Steph on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 2:49pm.
expand the terms on the right:
5.50 = 0.02x^2/x + 5x/x
reduce the fractions:
5.50 = 0.02x + 5
subtract 5 from both sides:
0.50 = 0.02x
divide by 0.02 (or multiply by 50):
25 = x
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