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Solve for x.

2x + 5 = 27

What is the answer?

8.5

11

16

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User Jat
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The answer is 11
To find the answer you first need to subtract five from both sides then divide by two. The answer will be 11
User Znorg
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2x+5=27

subtract 5 from both sides:
2x=22

divide by 2 on both sides:
x=11
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