Question

solve the problem five times a number is 120

Answer 1

i got 60

Answer 2

Write it as it sounds: 5x=120

What would x be here?

Answer 3

the hidden number

Answer 4

Right...and to solve for it what would you need to do?

Answer 5

i think divide is it 60

Answer 6

Where is 60 coming from?

You need to divide both sides by 5 so that x is on one side by itself...which will give you the answer.

Answer 7

o its 20

Answer 8

am i right

Answer 9

120/5 does not equal 20

Answer 10

i think i just figured it out its 10

Answer 11

\[5x=120\]\[\frac{5x}{5}=\frac{120}{5}\]\[x=\frac{120}{5}\]\[x=24\]

Answer 12

thanks for being so patient

Answer 13

No problem...hopefully you are beginning to understand it :)

Answer 14

can u help me with thisin 1993 a group of people in utica new,york made a very large jelly dougnut which broke the worlds record donught size it weighed 1.5 tons and had a circumference of 50 ft what was the diamter of the doughnut hint c=nd