<PRE><B>Question 13126</B>
9/2(x+3)=27 Hi mom.Deal with the bracket first.
Look at left side as
9times(x+3)=9x+27.This is all over 2.You now have:
9x+27/2 =27 Multiply both sides by 2
9x+27=54 Subtract 27 from both sides
9x=27 Divide both sides by 9
x=27/9
x=3
Plug into original to check 9/2 X 3+3 = 27
                            4.5 X 6 does =27
Hope this helps
Pete</PRE>