How do you solve #9x - 9= 36#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-28T00:38:13

#x=5#

So our goal is to get #x# by itself, so first we move the 9 to the right side by adding it :

#9x=36+9# , so #9x=45#

Then, to get x by itself we divide by 9 on both sides :

#x=5#

Answer 2 · 2017-07-28T01:57:19

#x=5#

#9x=36+9#
#x=45/9#
#x=5#