Question

3x + 10 = 5(x – 17) how do i solve this? any easy examples?

Answer 1

Answer:

x= 95/2  or  x=47.5  or   47 1/2

Step-by-step explanation:

3x + 10 = 5(x - 17)

First Step:

multiply and combine the right side (parentheses)

5 times x = 5x         5 times -17 = -85

3x + 10 = 5x -85

Second Step:

Add like terms ----> which is: 3x and 5x -----10 and -85

BUT since you only want one x on one side, you combine x first.

3x + 10 = 5x -85

-5x         -5x

-2x + 10 = -85

NOW

Third Step:     Add the integers---> 10 and -85

you want to get 10 on the same side as the -85, so you subtract it from BOTH sides.

which brings you:

-2x + 10 = -85

       -10    -10

                       

NOW that we've subtracted -10 from -85 it's technically just adding 85 and 10 then putting a negative sign on it.

so now we have:

-2x = -95

Step Four:

divide -2 from each side to get X alone

-2x = -95

-2      -2

ANSWER:

x=47.5