Pls let me know how to solve this? 5x+20=80 Thank you!

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-30T10:40:10

#x=12#

Given: #5x+20=80#

Subtract #20# from both sides.

#5x+color(red)cancelcolor(black)20-color(red)cancelcolor(black)20=80-20#

#5x=60#

Divide by #5#.

#(color(red)cancelcolor(black)5x)/(color(red)cancelcolor(black)5)=60/5#

#x=12#

Answer 2 · 2018-08-05T02:09:59

#x=12#

Recall that we want to isolate the #x# term. We can start to do this by subtracting #20# from both sides to get

#5x=60#

Our last step would be to divide both sides by #5#. We get

#x=12#

Hope this helps!