Question

x.5 - 1=9
what does x=?

Answer 1

is that x * 5? or x + 5 or x - 5 or x/5?

Answer 2

x/5

Answer 3

x/5 - 1 = 9 add one to each side
x/5 = 10 then multiply each side by 5

Answer 4

so it would be 50/5?

Answer 5

\[\frac{ x }{ 5 } * \frac{ 5 }{ 1 } = 10 * 5\]

Answer 6

cross cancel on the left side to get what?

Answer 7

2/5