How do you solve #x - 2.3 = 7.2#?

1 Answer
Mar 7, 2018

9.5

Explanation:

first isolate #x#
that is take -2.3 to the other side of the equation. you can do this by adding 2.3 to both sides of the equation.

#x# -2.3 +2.3 = 7.2 + 2.3

this cancels out the -2.3 present in the left hand side of the equation.

which gives us:

#x# = 7.2 + 2.3
#x# = 9.5