SOLUTION: what is 5x+1=x+13

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Question 63970: what is
5x+1=x+13
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is an equation.
:
5x+1=x+13
5x-x+1=x-x+13
4x+1=13
4x+1-1=13-1
4x=12
4x/4=12/4
x=3
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Check, if x=3, does the equation balance?
5(3)+1=3+13
15+1=16
16=16 We're right!
Happy Calculating!!!