Question

72 + 8x + 18x = 36x

Answer 1

$72 + 8x + 18x = 36x$ 

$72+26x=36x$ 

$72=36x-26x$  $\text{Subtract 26x from both sides}$ 

$72=10x$ 

$\text{Divide both sides by 10}$ 

$x=36/5$