7= 16 lb >16 Oz 16x16=256
8= 1500 lb < 2T 2000+2000
9= 3T>5999 lb 2000x3
10= 1600 Oz > 10 lb 1600÷16=100
11= 19 lb>300 Oz 19x16=304oz
12= 8 oz= 1/2 lb 16 ounces = 1 pound 1/2=8
13= pounds=6000 tons= 1, 1.5
5 times a number plus two is 17
5(x) + 2 = 17
isolate the x, do the opposite of PEMDAS
(Note: What you do to one side you do to the other, because of equal sign)
5x + 2 (-2) = 17 (-2)
5x = 15
5x/5 = 15/5
x = 3
hope this helps
