Question

Solve for x?


2x + 1 = 5
@StudyGurl14

Answer 1

2

Answer 2

x = 2

Answer 3

How?

Answer 4

2 times 2 is 4 + 1 = 5

Answer 5

You want to isolate the x value.
First step: moving the 1 over to the right side
You can do that by doing the opposite of 1, which is -1

2x + 1 = 5
-1 -1
___________
2x = 4

Next step: do the opposite of multiplying by two. What's the opposite of multiplying?

Answer 6

oh i see, thank you @StudyGurl14 @Shroomsy
You'd didive 2x by 2, and 4 by 2, to get x = 2

Answer 7

Yep. Good job. :)