SOLUTION: please help me solve for X 2X-2 + 1/5X + 4 = 90

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Question 271528: please help me solve for X
2X-2 + 1/5X + 4 = 90
Answer by andriana121(7) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First you need to collect like terms. Your equation should now look like this:
11%2F5+x=88
Now you must mulitply 5%2F11 on both sides.
After that you get x=40