Question

Solve.
x/5 + 3 = 2

A) -5
B) 25
C) 5
D) -1/5

Answer 1

A is the answer.

if you subtract 2 from both sides you get x/5= -1. then you multiply both sides by 5 and the answer is x=-5.

Answer 2

x/5 + 3 = 2
the first step is to subtract 3 from each side to get:

x/5 = 2-3

x/5 = -1

2nd step, multiply both sides by 5 to get x

x = -1 *5

x = -5
the answer is A