Question

How do you solve `5(6-4x)=25`?

Answer 1

`x=1/4`

Explanation:

Let's start!
`5(6-4x) = 25`

We can't do anything with that 5 outside of the parenthesis, so we divide both sides by 5.
`(5(6-4x))/5 = 25/5`

`6-4x = 5`

Now we want all of the constants on one side, and all of the variables on the other. So, we add `4x` to both sides,
`6 - 4x + 4x = 5 + 4x`
`6 = 5 + 4x`
and subtract `5` from both sides.
`6 - 5 = 5 +4x - 5`
`1 = 4x`

Finally, we can divide both sides by 4 to get rid of `x`'s coefficient.
`1/4 = (4x)/4`
`1/4 = x`
`x = 1/4 square`

Answer 2

`x=1/4`

Explanation:

`5(6-4x)=25`
`30-20x=25`
`20x=30-25`
`20x=5`
`x=5/20=1/4`