Question

5(2x-3)=15 ?

Answer 1

distribute 10x -15 = 15 x = 3

Answer 2

you have to be able to solve things like that, you just do some simple math... do you have any idea on how to do it?

Answer 3

see how i did that?

Answer 4

Hmmm ... Kinda ? /:

Answer 5

he just multiplies... it is true that a(x+y)=ax+ay, in your case, 5*(2x+3)=5*2x+5*3=10x+15

Answer 6

Briana what math are you in?

Answer 7

Algebra 1 . ive been in that class for a while now cuz i keep failing it and i dont have any math credits !

Answer 8

get tutoring

Answer 9

you should get tutoring or take good notes and study hard :) helped me succeed in algebra i'm in geometry now...

Answer 10

5(2x-3)=15

that means 5 times (stuff in parens)
the first step is multiply every term inside the parens by 5. can you do that?

Answer 11

so i would do 2*3 ?

Answer 12

5(2x-3) means 5 times each thing inside the parens: 5*2x and 5* -3
can you multiply every term by 5:
5(2x-3)

Answer 13

this might help you
http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities/v/combining-like-terms-and-the-distributive-property

Answer 14

how would i do it if it looked like this 3d+d-7=25/4 ??

Answer 15

this will explain it
http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities/v/combining-like-terms

Answer 16

same thing like terms thats all

Answer 17

This video talks about solving an equation
http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities/v/simple-equations

Answer 18

ight. thanks C:

Answer 19

If these are helpful to you, I would look at
http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities
and watch as many as you can (watch a different one each day)