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OpenStudy (mariebrittany07):

5(x-1)=0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Multiply 5 in to the parenthesis.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

5(x-1)=0 5x - 5=0 x=1

OpenStudy (mariebrittany07):

can you please explain or show me how you got x = 1

OpenStudy (mariebrittany07):

are you there yahoo

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You add the five to both sides so it looks like this: 5x=5 ad then you divide both sides by five to get the x by itself and voila! You get one.

OpenStudy (mariebrittany07):

okay tanksb for explianing it to me and you are my life saver in math and you are smarter than i am in math

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