SOLUTION: 5(x)+6=34

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Question 80444: 5(x)+6=34
Answer by tutorcecilia(2144) About Me  (Show Source):
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5(x)+6=34 [solve for the x-term]
5x+6-6=34-6 [isolate the x-term]
5x=28
5x/5=28/5
x=28/5
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check by plugging (x=28/5) back into the original equation:
5(28/5)+6=34
28+6=34
34=34 [checks out]