Question 127394
You're off to a great start. Now you need to solve for x. It does not matter which side to leave x on (just make sure that all of the x terms are on the same side), but I usually like to get all of the x terms to the left side.



{{{x(.80)=x+5 }}} Start with the given equation



{{{0.80x=x+5 }}} Rearrange the terms



{{{0.80x-x=5 }}} Subtract x from both sides



{{{-0.20x=5 }}} Combine like terms



{{{x=5/(-0.20) }}} Divide both sides by -0.20 to isolate x



{{{x=-25 }}} Divide



So the number is -25