3 years ago

What is the first step to solving the following equation?5x –11 = 42

Mathematics

1 answer:

alexdok [17]3 years ago

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Answer:

add the 11 to both sides to cancel it out.

Step-by-step explanation:

so basically

5x - 11 + 11 = 42 +11

5x = 53

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