Question

Explain one way to apply inverse operations to solve each equation. Then, solve each equation and verify check your solution.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to use inverse operations to isolate x by itself.

The inverse of addition is subtraction so we can subtract 2 from both sides

$5x + 2 - 2 = 22 - 2$

$5x = 20$

Divison is the inverse of multiplication so we can divide 5 by both sides to find the answer of x.

$\frac{5x}{5} = \frac{20}{5}$

$x = 4$

We can plug 4 in for a to verify it

$5(4) + 2 = 22$

$20 + 2 = 22$

$22 = 22$

So it is true.