8x - 13 = x + 1
Solve for x
Add 13
8x = x + 14
Subtract x
7x = 14, x = 2
Answer: the number is 2
5/9* 32
= (5*32)/9
= 160/9
= (153+ 7)/9
= 153/9+ 7/9
= 17+ 7/9
= 17 7/9
The final answer is 17 7/9~
It doesn’t really matter which variable you isolate first but usually you would use the one that’s by itself already. like for example one of the equations was y = 8. you would already have your y solve for so you would just have to plug that in for y in the other equation. personally, i usually do x first unless one of the equations has either x or y by itself already. i think its easier to just do x first and then solve for y after that, but it just depends on what the equations are; sometimes it might be easier to just do y first. hope this helps!
