Question

1/3(2x-8)=4

Answer 1

is the LHS
\[\frac{1}{3} (2x - 8) \ \ OR \ \ \frac{1}{3(2x-8)}\]

Answer 2

the first one !

Answer 3

Ok, so first, multiply both sides by 3

3/3 (2x - 8) = 3x4 = 12
i.e., 2x - 8 = 12

Now 2x - 8 + 8 = 12 + 8
i.e., 2x = 20

Hence x = 20/2 = 10.

Clear?

Answer 4

so x= 10 ?

Answer 5

You can verify this by substituting into the equation.

Here as x = 10, then

1/3(2x - 8) = 1/3(2 . 10 - 8)
= 1/3 ( 20 - 8 )
= 1/3 . 12
= 12/3
= 4

Which is the original equation, so x = 10 is indeed a solution.

I recommend you now take a piece of paper and rework the problem, copying each of my steps in the earlier post and making you understand them.

Then do it again with a new piece of paper and redo it without looking at your earlier version.

Learning math is like learning a language: you need to repeat things so they sink in.

Answer 6

by the way, it's polite to give me now a 'good answer'

Answer 7

i already know !

Answer 8

so where is it? What a waste of time.

Answer 9

Bad form Ayee08. Bugger off.