Question

If 5x + 2 = 17, then 10x + 4 = 34True or False?

Answer 1

Given:

`5x+2=17`

To know if the statement is true or not, we multiply the given equation all through by 2.

Thus,

`\begin{gathered} 2(5x+2)=2(17) \\ \text{Expanding the brackets,} \\ 2(5x)+2(2)=2(17) \\ 10x+4=34 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, if 5x + 2 =17, then 10x + 4 = 34.

The statement is TRUE