Use a variable, x, to stand in for the number.
5+x is less than 17.
x is less than 12
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5x+(-4)-5x=6x+4-5x
-4=x+4
x=-8
To get rid of 5x on the left side.
Answer:
2x+5
Step-by-step explanation:
X represents the number in "2 times a number." You could insert any number into x.
Answer:
B.
no real solutions
Step-by-step explanation:
2(x + 11) + 5x = 7x - 22
Distribute
2x+22 +5x = 7x -22
Combine like terms
7x +22 = 7x-22
Subtract 7x from each side
7x-7x+22 = 7x-7x-22
22 = -22
This is never true so there are no solutions
Greetings!
Convert both terms into improper fractions:

Find the LCM.

Simplify.

Convert to Mixed Number.

The second answer would be correct.
Hope this helps.
-Benjamin