Question

solve the equation
x/5+6=9

Answer 1

u can start by subtracting 6 from both sides...

Answer 2

x/5+6=9
x/5+6=9-6
x/5=3
x/5*5=3*5
x=15 Im pretty sure I did this correct

Answer 3

subtract 6 from both sides:\[{x\over5}+6\color{red}-\color{red}6=9\color{red}-\color{red}6~~~~~~\rightarrow~~~~~~~~{x\over5}+0=3\]
now multiply both sides by 5 to get rid of the denominator:\[\color{red}{5\over1}\times{x\over5}=3\times\color{red}{5\over1}~~~~~~~~~~\rightarrow~~~~~~\large\color{blue}{x=15}\]

Answer 4

ok the 5 over 1 in that problem...where did that come from??

Answer 5

Reciprocal...x=1

Answer 6

you multiply by the reciprocal to get rid of the denominator...