Question

2x + 8y=5 solve for x

Answer 1

`x=(5-8y)/(2)`

Explanation:

1 Equation is given, so solving for "x" would mean an expression for "x", where

x = SOMETHING

First, we need to isolate x, so we need to take "8y" to the other side, we have:

`2x+8y=5\\2x=5-8y`

Now, since we don't have "x" isolated yet, we need to take out the 2, so we will divide both sides by 2 to get x isolated. Shown below:

`2x=5-8y\\x=(5-8y)/(2)`

So, x has this expression
`x=(5-8y)/(2)`