Question

What is the value of x in the equation 8x – 2y = 48, when y = 4?

Answer 1

7

Explanation:

8x-2y=48, replace y with 4, 8x-2(4)=48, multiply, 8x-8=48, add 8 to both sides to remove the -8, 8x=56 and finally divide by 8 to remove 8 from x, x=7.