2006joed 2006joed

07-10-2019
Mathematics

contestada

Solve for x.
5x– 2(x+1) =1/4

Enter your answer in the box.

X=_

Respuesta :

Sarah0404 Sarah0404

07-10-2019

Answer:

x = 3/4

Step-by-step explanation:

5x - 2(x + 1) = 1/4

(5x - 2x) - 2 = 1/4

3x - 2 = 1/4

3x = 1/4 (+2)

1/4 + 2 = 2 1/4 turn into decimal form, 2 x 4 = 8 + 1 = 9, so 9/4

3x = 9/4

9/4 divided by 3 = 3/4

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

How did the three fifths compromise satisfy both the North and the South?

What number is 75% of 44?

If I have 4 moles of a gas at a pressure of 5.6 atm and a volume of 12 liters, what is the temperature?

Explain how the United States was able to defeat the Japanese in the Pacific.

How would you add parentheses and brackets to make this sentence true: 45/2x4.7-4.4x6=54

On a road map of Virginia, the distance from Alexandria to Roanoke is 7.6 cm. What is the actual distance between the cities if the map scale is 2 cm = 50 mi?

name five kinds of landforms caused by plate movement, help!!

What is the solution to this problem? 5x-3y=6 and 2x-5y=10

The quotient of three and the quantity of three less than one-sixth of a number x?

name five kinds of landforms caused by plate movement, help!!