Question

Solve 0.9x - 1.3 = 0.5

Answer 1

Given:

$0.9x-1.3=0.5​$

To solve for x:

On simplification we get,

$\begin{gathered} 0.9x-1.3=0.5​ \\ 0.9x=0.5+1.3 \\ 0.9x=1.8 \\ x=\frac{1.8}{0.9} \\ x=\frac{18}{9} \\ x=2 \end{gathered}$

Hence, the value of x is 2.