Question #f6578

1 Answer
Sep 28, 2017

x=30.25x=30.25 or x=121/4x=1214

Explanation:

First, we subtract 8686 from both sides:

x+86color(blue)-color(blue)86=5x-35color(blue)-color(blue)86x+8686=5x3586

Simplify:

x=5x-121x=5x121

Subtract 5x5x from both sides:

xcolor(blue)-color(blue)5color(blue)x=5x-121color(blue)-color(blue)5color(blue)xx5x=5x1215x

Simplify:
-4x=-1214x=121

Divide both sides by -44:

-4x-:-4=-121-:-44x÷4=121÷4

Simplify:
x=121/4x=1214, or 30.2530.25 (decimal)