205k views
3 votes
Solve for x:5(-3+x)=35

User Sckott
by
3.2k points

1 Answer

2 votes

We have the equation:


5(-3+x)=35

We can start by dividing both sides by 5:


\begin{gathered} (5(-3+x))/(5)=(35)/(5) \\ -3+x=7 \end{gathered}

Now, we can add 3 to both sides:


\begin{gathered} -3+3+x=7+3_{} \\ x=10 \end{gathered}

And we solved it.

User Raphvanns
by
3.0k points