Question

Solve the equation 4 x minus 7 space equals space 45 for x.

Write your answer as a number only.
Round your answer to one decimal place if necessary.

Answer 1

x = 13

Explanation:

For this problem, we will simply uses properties of addition and multiplication to isolate the x variable for the following equation.

4x - 7 = 45

Now consider the following. First, we must isolate the x term by adding 7 to both sides.

4x - 7 = 45

4x -7 +7 = 45 +7

4x = 52

Second, let's further isolate x by multiplying both sides by 1/4 to create a coefficient of 1 Infront of the x variable.

4x = 52

(1/4) * 4x = 52 * (1/4)

x = 13

Hence, we have solved the equation 4x-7=45 where x=13.

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