Question

How do you solve `5+x/4=1`?

Answer 1

`x = -16`

Explanation:

Isolate the term in `x` on the left side:

`5-5 + x/4 =1-5`

`x/4 = -4" "larr` multiply both sides by 4

`cancel4/1xx x/cancel4 = -4 xx4`

`x = -16`