Question

What is the value of x?
X- 2/5 = 7

Answer 1

`x = (37)/(5)`

Explanation:

First, let's change that 7 on the right side into a friendly denominator. We'll do that by converting it into fifths! Since 7 * 1 = 7, we can multiply 7 by
`(5)/(5)` to get
`(35)/(5)`. We now have
`x-(2)/(5) = (35)/(5)`. From here, we just combine like terms!

`x -(2)/(5) + (2)/(5) = (35)/(5) +(2)/(5)`

`x = (37)/(5)`

Answer 2

`</p><p>x-2/5=7 \\</p><p>x=7+2/5\Longrightarrow x=(35+2)/(5)=\boxed{(37)/(5)}</p><p>`

Hope this helps.