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X/2 -5=20 please give details

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Answer: x=50

how?


(x)/(2) - 5= 20 (first ADD 5 with 20 whatever you do on one side you have to do it to the other) so that gives us:


(x)/(2)=25 (we see that 2 is being divided by x and we want X alone so the inverse of division is MULTIPLICATION)

25 x 2= 50

therefor the x=50

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