On Babylonian tablet YBC 4652, a problem is given that translates to this equation:

Question

X + + x plus StartFraction x Over 7 EndFraction plus StartFraction 1 Over 11 EndFraction left-parenthesis x plus StartFraction x Over 7 EndFraction right-parenthesis equals 60.(x + ) = 60
What is the solution to the equation?

x = 48.125
x = 52.5
x = 60.125
x = 77

Answer 1

x = 48.125