Question

Which is a solution of the equation 5 left parenthesis x minus 8 right parenthesis equals negative 55 ?.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step 3

Explanation:

The solution is given in the image attached. The steps are:

Step 1:

Step 2: simplifying the coefficients of x:

Step 3: Adding 1/4 to both sides

Step 4: Multiplying both sides by 5/7

The addition property of equality states that if a number is added to both sides of an equation, the equation is still valid (i.e the equation is still the same). From the steps above, The addition property of equality was applied in step 3