Question

`5x` is `12` more than `2x`. What is `x`?

Answer 1

`x=4`

Explanation:

With this type of problem, it would be helpful to convert the written statement into an equation.

So we have the following statement:
`5x` is `12` more than `2x`. What is `x`?

We know from the question that we need to solve for `x`, but we need to convert the words into an equation.

We can say that the word "is" has the mathematical equivalent of an equals sign (`=`). We can also say that the words "more than" have the mathematical equivalent of a plus sign (`+`).

They tell us that `5x` is (`=`) 12 more than (`+`) `2x`. So, we end up with:

`5x=12+2x` or, equivalently, `5x=2x+12`

Now, we can solve for `x`.

`3x=12`
`x=4`