1. <u>Isolate the variable</u> since it says dividing by 5 we must do the <u>inverse operatio</u>n which is multiplying by 5 to cancel them out. We are <u>multiplying by 5 on one side of equation so we must multiply on the other side too.</u> When a number is <u>next to parenthesis</u> it means to <u>multiply</u> the 2 numbers.