SOLUTION: help with 1/5 x + 3 = 4

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Question 661852: help with
1/5 x + 3 = 4
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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Starting with
1/5x + 3 = 4
Subtract 3 from both sides
1/5x = 1
Multiply both sides by 5
x=5
Proof
1/5(5) + 3
1+3
4