Question

How do you solve `\frac { x } { 5} - 2= 11`?

Answer 1

`x = 65`

Explanation:

This is a linear equation and you want to solve it by isolating the term in `x`.

`color(blue)(x)/5-2 =11" "larr`add 2 to both sides

`color(blue)(x)/5-2+2 = 11+2`

`color(blue)(x)/5 = 13" "xx5` on both sides

`(5xx color(blue)(x))/5 = 5 xx 13`

`color(blue)(x) = 65`