Question

If 5(3x − 2) = 6, then x = a. 2/6 b. 5/6 c. 10/15 d. 16/15

Answer 1

Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

$5(3x-2)=6\\15x-10=6\\15x=16\\x=\frac{16}{15}$

Answer 2

Answer:

D.) 16/15

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve we must first distribute the 5 to everything that is inside the parenthesis. To do this we can multiply 5×3x = 15x     and      5×-2 = -10.We can then combine these new numbers and set them equal to 6.

5(3x-2) ---> 15x-10=6

From here we need to get the x on one side all alone. To do this we need to first move the -10. We can add 10 to both sides.

15x=6+10

Simplify...

15x=16

Then we can divide both sides by 15 to get x alone

x=16/15