Can somebody help me solve this? D:

5x + 10 = x + 50

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Can somebody help me solve this? D:

5x + 10 = x + 50

anonymous · Answer

I don't know if I'm doing this right, because I always end up with a decimal.. o.O

anonymous · Answer

combine like terms first. :)

anonymous · Answer

I did all of that. but I always end up with a decimal.. It has to be a whole number. Dx

anonymous · Answer

Subtract 10 on Both sides to get you started

anonymous · Answer

okay so show me what u did :)

anonymous · Answer

5x + 10 = x + 50
10 = 6x + 50
-40 = 6x
-6.66 = x

I probably did this wrong, lol.

anonymous · Answer

x=10

anonymous · Answer

@sonymelo can you show me how you got to 10?

anonymous · Answer

subtract x from both sides
subtract 10 from both sides

anonymous · Answer

this would have been an easier way to do it...

anonymous · Answer

5x + 10 = x + 50

That means five times a number plus ten is the same as one time that number plus fifty.

5 times 10 = 50, plus 10 = 60

10 + 50 = 60

60 = 60

x = 10.

anonymous · Answer

so you don't have all those negatives.

anonymous · Answer

5x + 10= x + 50
-x           -x

4x + 10 = 50
     -10    -10

4x = 40

x= 10

anonymous · Answer

..now I'm really confused. o.O

anonymous · Answer

u added an x where u should have subtracted

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1349389884426:dw| do you understand that?