Question

Solve for x

Answer 1

2-1+x=6

I got 430 but I think I did something wrong.

Answer 2

@sammixboo

Answer 3

how'd you get 430?

Answer 4

What is 2 - 1 = ?

Answer 5

I multiplied 2 * 215

Answer 6

Start off my simplifying the equation.

2 - 1 + x = 6
which equals

1 + x = 6

Answer 7

X=5

Answer 8

Are you sure you wrote the equation correctly? Where did you get 215 from? :P

Answer 9

roll you're not supposed to give straight answers

Answer 10

I wanna learn.

Answer 11

yeah ^^^

Answer 12

So we have simplified the problem to 1 + x = 6. Do you know what we do next?

Answer 13

Yeah, thesmartone thats all it asked of me, 2-1+x=6

Answer 14

uh, multiply 2 * 215?

Answer 15

My bad

Answer 16

Not quite. 215 has nothing to do with this equation. You need to SUBTRACT 1 on both sides of the equation, since we are adding 1 in the original.

1 - 1 + x = 6 - 1

Answer 17

oooh, and THEN we multiply by 215, right right. but that still gives me 430 what am I doing wrong.

Answer 18

You do not need to use 215 at all. Where did you get that number from?

Answer 19

There is no 215 in the question so you can't multiply by it.

Answer 20

Oh, I thought it was the most logical thing to do in this situation.

Answer 21

No :) there is no 215 in the original equation, so there is no reason to multiply 215.

Now, let's continue where we left off at.

We currently have 1 - 1 + x = 6 - 1, which can simplify to

x = 6 - 1

What does 6 - 1 equal?

Answer 22

3?

Answer 23

What is 6 - 1?

Answer 24

Oh, 5

Answer 25

Yes.

2 - 1 + x = 6
1 + x = 6
1 - 1 + x = 6 - 1
x = 6 - 1

x = 5

Answer 26

Oh, coulda swore it was 430

Answer 27

So just to be clear we don't multiply 2 * 215?

Answer 28

Yeah you don't. It's againt the CODE OF CONDUCT

Answer 29

LOL