3x + 5 = 23
5 more than(addition) 3 times(multiplication) a variable(x) is(equals) 23
(you add 5 to 3x)
If you need to solve for "x", you need to isolate/get the variable "x" by itself in the equation:
3x + 5 = 23 Subtract 5 on both sides
3x + 5 - 5 = 23 - 5
3x = 18 Divide 3 on both sides to get "x" by itself

x = 6
Answer:
x = 3.86
a = 5.86
Step-by-step explanation:
From the triangles attached,
By applying cosine rule in triangle 1,
cos(50)° = 
cos(50)° = 
x = 6cos(50)°
x = 3.86
Now we apply sine rule in the second triangle,
sin(23)° = 
sin(23)° = 
a = 15sin(23)°
a = 5.86
Answer:
64°
Step-by-step explanation:
Angles in a straight line add up to 180° so 180° - 116° = 64°