Question

can anyone help me with this question please
3x-2/8 >5

Answer 1

x=7/4

Answer 2

can u show me how u got it

Answer 3

if it was just an equals sign, what would you do?

Answer 4

add 2

Answer 5

So on the left side the 2 would cancel out and what would it equal to on the right side?

Answer 6

yep

Answer 7

7

Answer 8

Ok so your equation would then look like what?

Answer 9

3x/8 >5

Answer 10

i mean 7

Answer 11

Good. So then what do you think you do?

Answer 12

times 8 to both sides

Answer 13

Right because the oppisite of division (which is the fraction) is multiplication!

Answer 14

yep

Answer 15

So what would it equal on the left side??

Answer 16

56

Answer 17

3x

Answer 18

On the left side??