3 years ago

5x - 2 = 8 What the answer

Mathematics

2 answers:

Montano1993 [528]3 years ago

7 0

Answer:

x = 2

Step-by-step explanation:

5x - 2 = 8

5x = 8 + 2

5x = 10

x = 10/5

x = 2

AveGali [126]3 years ago

7 0

Step-by-step explanation:

You simplify the equation by adding two to both sides.

This gives you

$5x = 10$

In order to isolate the x, you need to get rid of the 5. To do this, divide each side by five.

This gives you

$x = 2$

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