Question

5(2x – 3) = 5 Part A: How many solutions does this equation have? (4 points) Part B: What are the solutions to this equation? Show your work. (6 points)

Answer 1

ANSWER

a) One Solution

b) the solution is x=2

EXPLANATION

The given equation is:

$5(2x - 3) = 5$

We expand to get;

$10x - 15 = 5$

Group similar terms;

$10x = 15 + 5$

This implies that,

$10x = 20$

Divide both sides by 10 to obtain,

$x = 2$