Answer:
-1/2=x
Step-by-step explanation:
-9 + x = 5x - 7
-x -x
-9=4x-7
+7 +7
-2=4x
-2/4 =4x/4
-1/2=x
Step-by-step explanation:
$15
He keeps 8. He saves 5 so 8+5=13
He also gives $2 to charity.
8+5+2= $15
Combine the common factors.
11x + 5 = 180
Subtract 5 from both sides.
11x = 175
Divide 11 from both sides to isolate the x.
x = 15.90909091
I think with the kinds of mixture problems, it's really helpful to make a table.
The equations you actually need are

and

. Since I was so close, I went ahead and just solved it anyway. You can see my setup on the attached image.