The x shows how they are meeting with the things to be with
The expression 5x+3 would be three more than five times a number! More than in this case would be addition - so if you get the same problem with subtraction you just change more to less!
Basically what it's tell you is that if x stood for 2 in this case 5*2 = 10 since it's 3 MORE than 5 times a number (x is in place of a number), you're adding 3 to 10 and that gives you 13!
I hope I simplified it a little more and you understand!
Good luck, rockstar! c: I hope this helped!
Answer:
No, it will not reach its goal.
Step-by-step explanation:
The main reason why it will not meet its goal is because if you do the math, 215 x 48 does not equal 12000, it equals 10320 which is just 1680 shelters low. Therefore, they will not meet their goal.
You have to look at the equation and find a common factor bettween all parts. SO, we see they all have an x, so that is the first thing you can factor out. They also have
2x(5x2 4x -3) C
