Question

How do you solve `5( 2x - 1) = 2x + 9+ x`?

Answer 1

`x=2`

Explanation:

`5(2x-1)=2x+9+x rarr` First, use the distributive property to get rid of the parentheses and combine the like terms (2x and x)

`5*2x-5*1=3x+9`

`10x-5=3x+9`

`10x=3x+14`

`7x=14`

`x=2`