You use PEMDAS. Start by distributing the terms in the parentheses. The isolate the variables. To do that you subtract x from one side of the equation to the other side. You always do the other operation. If it is adding you subtract, if your multiplying your dividing and the other way around. Then you subtract 10 from each side. This equation has many solution because all the terms cancel out.
First let's find out the total number of strikeouts, by adding the number of strikeouts of each person:
Now, to find the percentage of strikeouts that Samar is responsible, let's divide his number of strikeouts (5) by the total number of strikeouts (50):
So Samar is responsible for 10% of the strikeouts.
I believe x= 32. 2(32) - 4 would equal 60. And due to all the angles and sides being the same, this would be correct.
Answer: 2(N+15) = 6N
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We let N be the number.
Then, "<span>the sum of a number and fifteen" would be
N + 15
Two times this sum would give us
2(N+15) ... you must distribute!
This must be equal to six times the number. Six times the number is 6N, therefore
2(N+15) = 6N</span>
