book Maths Puzzle Numerical Ability

i am stumped i have an answer but it seems way off
0.7x-(6-.5x)=.48
i have the answer as 8.54 but i rounded

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2x-3y=9 Mephis, Tennessee, is growing ata rate of 0.36% per year. Find how long, to the nearest tenth of a year it will take an initial population of 650,000 to increase to 700,000. Use the population growth formula y= y0e^kt