This is a working backwards problem. You know he has $35 at the end. Before he gave his brother $5, he would have $40, which is half of what he had before he bought the clothes, so he would have had $80. Before he spent the $40 on shoes, he would have had $120, so the answer is $120.
Solving 4=2x is using the division property because in order to get the last portion of that answer u have to divide both sides by 2x to get x by itself
For example
4=2x to get x by itself you have to divide both sides by 2x
And your final answer would be
x is equal to 2 (x=2)
Answer:
1-a2
1-5x2
-4x2= -8
Step-by-step explanation: