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  • 04-05-2016
  • Mathematics
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how do you work out 5x + 5 = 2x + 11 in steps with a lot of detail?

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Sofiadecredico
Sofiadecredico Sofiadecredico
  • 04-05-2016
first we have to get the variables on one side and the numbers on the other
5x+5=2x+11
    -5        -5
5x=2x+6
-2x  -2x

3x=6

now that we have that we can solve for x

since divition undos multiplication we can divide

3x=6
--   --
3    3

x=2    is our final answer


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