Question

What is the solution to the equation below?
-5+ 3x-2-6

Answer 1

x= 4.33333333

Explanation:

First, you need to get the constants to the other side. That would equal 13. You do this by using the opposite sign to get it to the other side. In this instance you would first add 6 to -6 and 0:

-6 = 0

+6 +6

You do this with all the other constants until you have this

3x = 13

You then divide each side by 3 because the whole point of solving the equation is to get x by itself. After you divide 3x by 3 you cancel out the 3 there. And when you divide 13 by 3 you get 4.33333333

So x = 4.33333333

Hope this helps!