How do you evaluate 5x+11\times 2=16x-26?

2 Answers
Mar 27, 2017

x=48/11

Explanation:

First simplify the expression on each side of the equation

5x+11*2=16x-26

5x + 22 = 16x-26

Group like terms. When a term is moved to the other side of an equation, the sign changes.

22+26=16x-5x

48=11x

Divide both sides by 11 so that x stands alone

(cancel(11)x)/cancel(11)=48/11

x=48/11

Aug 5, 2018

x=48/11

Explanation:

This simplifies to

5x+22=16x-26

To make this easier, I'll switch the sides. I didn't do any math here, I only switched the sides:

16x-26=5x+22

We can add 26 to both sides to get

16x=5x+48

Next, to get our x terms on one side, let's subtract 5x from both sides to get

11x=48

To completely isolate x, we can divide both sides by 11 to get

x=48/11

Hope this helps!