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What is the answer for (6x+5)=115
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X=18.33 because you do what’s in parentheses first anyway, but you have to solve for x by doing the same thing on both sides (subtract 5 in this case). 6x+5-5=115-5 so you get 6x=110 divide both sides by 6 and you get x=18.333333
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6x+5=115
6x=115-5
6x=110
x=110/6
x=18.3
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