Question

What is the value of x?
x/4 - 5 = 6

Answer 1

are you familiar with PEMDAS?

Answer 2

yeah

Answer 3

okay (: so first, you would multiply 6 by 4, then add 5 to that, and you have your answer!

Answer 4

29?

Answer 5

correct!

Answer 6

Is the problem \[
\Large \frac x4 - 5 = 6
\]?

Answer 7

yeah

Answer 8

x / 4 - 5 = 6
To solve for x, first isolate x.
To do that add 5 to both sides:
x / 4 = 6 + 5
x / 4 = 11
multiply both sides by 4
x = 44

Answer 9

And you can quickly verify the answer x = 44 is correct:
44/4 - 5 = 11 - 5 = 6

Answer 10

^but wouldnt you have to multiply before you add?

Answer 11

No. PEMDAS does not apply here.
The problem here is not the order of operations.
It is an equation where we have to solve for x.
To solve for x we have to isolate x first.
Step 1. Add 5 to both sides.
Step 2. Multiply both sides by 4.

Answer 12

oh, well thanks for clearing it up for me! @aum

Answer 13

You are welcome.