Question #f6578

1 Answer
Sep 28, 2017

x=30.25 or x=121/4

Explanation:

First, we subtract 86 from both sides:

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

Simplify:

x=5x-121

Subtract 5x from both sides:

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

Simplify:
-4x=-121

Divide both sides by -4:

-4x-:-4=-121-:-4

Simplify:
x=121/4, or 30.25 (decimal)