MrPepper MrPepper
  • 30-03-2015
  • Mathematics
Answered

What is the answer to:

x-2
___= 3
5



Answer :

iGreen
iGreen iGreen
  • 30-03-2015
(x - 2)/5 = 3

Multiply 5 to both sides:

x - 2 = 15

Add 2 to both sides:

x = 17
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Panoyin
Panoyin Panoyin
  • 30-03-2015
[tex]\frac{x - 2}{5} = 3[/tex]
[tex]3(5) = x - 2[/tex]
[tex]15 = x - 2[/tex]
[tex]15 + 2 = x - 2 + 2[/tex]
[tex]17 = x[/tex]
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