Question

What is the value of y in the equation 5x + 2y = 20, when x = 0.3?

Answer 1

Y=9.25 because 5x0.3=1.5 you move constents to the right hand side and it becomes -1.5 then you do the rest and the answers is 9.25

Answer 2

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5(0.3) + 2y = 20

Answer: Y = 9.25.

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| 5(0.3) + 2y = 20

| Multiply 5 and 0.3 to get 1.5

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1.5 + 2y = 20

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We subtract 1.5 from both sides.

2y = 20 - 1.5

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Subtract 1.5 from 20 to get 18.5.

2y = 18.5

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Divide both sides by 2.

$y = \frac{18.5}{2}$

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Expand $\frac{18.5}{2}$ = 9.25 by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$y =\frac{185}{20}$

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Reduce the fraction $\frac{185}{20} = 9.25$ to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$y =\frac{37}{4}$.

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$\frac{37}{4} = 9.25$ in decimal form.