Question

Solve for x.

16x - 5 = 18x - 2


x = -1 1/2

x = 1 1/2

x = 3 1/2

Answer 1

Add 5 to both sides, what's -2 + 5?

Answer 2

i get -3 1/2

Answer 3

No, that's incorrect.

Answer 4

it without the -?

Answer 5

Nope, still wrong.

Answer 6

Add 5 to both sides, what's -2 + 5?

Answer 7

3

Answer 8

Yes so we have:

16x = 18x + 3

Now subtract 16x - 18x

Answer 9

16x - 18x is the same thing as 16 - 18

Answer 10

But we add 'x' at the end

Answer 11

-2x?

Answer 12

Yep!

So we have:

-2x = 3

Now divide -2 to both sides, what's 3 / -2?

Answer 13

-3/2?

Answer 14

wait nevermind that

Answer 15

Yes..and -3/2 is the same thing as -1 1/2

Answer 16

so its -1 1/2?

Answer 17

oh ok thnx

Answer 18

Yep, you got it.