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Solve for x:1(5x + 12) = 18 (2 points)5

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Answer:

x = 6/5

Points: (0,12) & (-2,2)

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Solve for x:1(5x + 12) = 18 (2 points)5-example-1
User Piggybox
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(5x + 12) = 18

Remove the parenthesis from the right hand side:

5x + 12 = 18

Subtract 12 from both sides:

5x + 12 - 12 = 18 - 12

5x = 6

Divide both sides by 5:

5x/5 = 6/5

x = 6/5 = 1.2

User Umesh Rajbhandari
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