Question

1/5x-8=4. what does x. equal​

Answer 1

12

Explanation:

if you multiply everything by 5, then you can get rid of the fraction and the equation would now look like this:

x - 40 = 20

and now you can answer this simply

x - 40 = 20

+40 +40

x = 60

and since you multiplied 5 beforehand, now you have to divide by 5 to get the real answer

60 ÷ 5 = 12

therefore, x = 12