Question

2 1 3 x=-3x+5 2 What is the first step to isolate the variable term on one side of the equation? for x? Add 5 to both sides Subtract 5 from both sides Add 1/2x to both sides. Subtract 1/2x from both sides

Answer 1

We have the following expression:

`(2)/(3)x=-(1)/(2)x+5`

We need all the terms with the variable "x" on the left side of the equation. The first step to do that is add "(-1/2)x" on both sides of the equation, because that will add with "(-1/2)x" to zero and there will be only constants on the right side.

`(2)/(3)x+(1)/(2)x=-(1)/(2)x+(1)/(2)x+5`
`(2)/(3)x+(1)/(2)x=5`