Question

What is the first step to do when solving this equation for x:

3x−52/2 =5
options:

add 5 to each side of the equal sign


subtract 5 on each side of the equal sign


divide each side of the equal sign by 3


multiply each side of the equal sign by 2

Answer 1

the equation has a fraction of -52/2 to get rid of that you need to Multiply both sides by 2