SOLUTION: What is the value of x in 5x = 2? This topic is about Linear Equations either using the Additive Inverse or the Multiplication inverse.

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Question 664905: What is the value of x in 5x = 2? This topic is about Linear Equations either using the Additive Inverse or the Multiplication inverse.
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x+=+2 multiply both sides by multiplicative inverse of 5
%281%2F5%29+%2A+5x+=+%281%2F5%29%2A+2
%28%281%2F5%29%2A5%29+%2A+x+=+2%2F5
1+%2A+x+=+2%2F5
+x+=+2%2F5