Question

How would you find the value of x is x equals five, in the equation...5x+29=45?

Answer 1

5x+29 = 45
5x = 16 (subtract 29 from both sides)
x = 16/5.

That is the answer, I don't know where you got the value of 5 but it doesn't make sense. To prove it, let's try put it into the equation:

5x5 + 29 =45
25 + 29 = 45
Wrong! 25 + 29 = 54.