Question

Question #fcecf

Answer 1

`4/33` You should probably leave this in a simplified fraction not decimal form.

Explanation:

1) Put all the terms with x on one side:
`5x-8/11= -x`
`5x + x - 8/11 = 0`

2) Now move the terms without x to the other side:
`5x + x = 8/11`

3) Combine like terms:
`6x = 8/11`

4) Divide by 6 to isolate the x:
`x = 8/11 * 1/6`

5) 8 and 6 both share a common term of 2 so we can simply the fraction by removing a 2 from both:
`x = 4/11 * 1/3`

6) Simplify a bit more:
`4/33`