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anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ 3x-4 }{ 5 }$$

yanasidlinskiy · Answer

1/5 (3x-4)

anonymous · Answer

are you multiplying the equation with 5

anonymous · Answer

no, 1/5 is multiplying (3x-4). To make it simpler, change 1/5 into decimal form by dividing 1 by 5. The answer will be 0.2 for the equivalent to 1/5. Then multiply that by (3x-4) by using the distributive property.

anonymous · Answer

The distributive property is the same thing as foiling. So basically what you do is you multiply 3x by 0.2 and you multiply -4 by 0.2. Then you solve for x.

anonymous · Answer

ok thank yu so much for the help:))

anonymous · Answer

no problem. do I get a medal?

anonymous · Answer

wait i just got stuck again so i did what you said and i got 0.6x-0.8

anonymous · Answer

alright. now set the expression equal to zero and solve for x.
0.6x - 0.8 = 0
-0.6             -0.6

=

x -0.8 = -0.6

anonymous · Answer

Although it does help to use fractions instead. If you are still confused then you can go on youtube and type in khan academy distributive property. He will explain it much greater detail. or......

anonymous · Answer

no my final answer was 0.2

anonymous · Answer

Although it does help to use fractions instead. If you are still confused then you can go on youtube and type in khan academy distributive property. He will explain it much greater detail. or......

anonymous · Answer

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1%2F5+%283x-4%29 check this site out!

anonymous · Answer

ok and could you help me check and see if this done correctly y+10=2y+1 my final result was 9=y

anonymous · Answer

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1%2F5+%283x-4%29 check this site out!

anonymous · Answer

You did it correctly. Congratulations! ( :

anonymous · Answer

You did it correctly. Congratulations! ( :

anonymous · Answer

thanks