Question

Enter the number that makes the equation true.0.54 + 13,500 = 100 + 13,500

Answer 1

Let x be "the number that makes the equation true":

$0.54+13,500=\frac{x}{100}+13,500$

Solve x in the equation above:

As 13,500 is being added in both sides of the equation you can eliminate it:

$0.54=\frac{x}{100}$

Multiply both sides of the equation by 100:

$\begin{gathered} 100\cdot0.54=100\cdot\frac{x}{100} \\ \\ 54=x \end{gathered}$Then, the number that makes the equation true is 54