Question

68 = 1/5 (20x + 50) + 2

Answer 1

Answer: X=14

Explanation:

To solve for x, we need to isolate the variable on one side of the equation.

We can start by simplifying the right side of the equation:

68 = 1/5 (20x + 50) + 2

First, we can simplify 1/5 (20x + 50) by multiplying 1/5 by each term inside the parentheses:

1/5 (20x + 50) = 4x + 10

So the equation becomes:

68 = 4x + 10 + 2

Now we can simplify further by combining the constants on the right side:

68 = 4x + 12

Subtracting 12 from both sides, we get:

56 = 4x

Dividing both sides by 4, we get:

x = 14

Therefore, the solution to the equation is x = 14.

Answer 2

simplify 1/5 (20x + 50) to 20x + 50/5

subtract 2 from both sides

factor out the common term 10

simplify 10(2x + 5)/5 to 2(2x + 5)

simplify 68 - 2 to 66

divide both sides by 2

simplify 66/2 to 33

subtract 5 from both sides

simplify 33 - 5 to 28

divide both sides by 2

simplify 28/2 to 14

Answer: x = 14