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2(2.5x+8)=26 help me please!!!

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Answer:

x=12/5

Explanation:

2(2.5x+8)=26

5x+14=26

5x=12

x=12/5

User Ntalbs
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Answer:

The value of
x:


x = 2

Explanation:

Solve for
x:


2(2.5x + 8) = 26

-Divide both sides by
2:


2(2.5x + 8) = 26


2.5x + 8 = (26)/(2)

-Divide
26 by
2:


2.5x + 8 = (26)/(2)


2.5x + 8 = 13

-Subtract both sides by
8:


2.5x + 8 - 8 = 13 - 8


2.5x = 5

-Divide both sides by
2.5:


(2.5x)/(2.5) = (5)/(2.5)

Expand to the form
(5)/(2.5) = 2 by multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by
10:


(5)/(2.5) = 2


x = (50)/(25)

Then, you divide
50 by
25:


x = (50)/(25)


x = 2

So, the final answer would be
x = 2 .

User Shashi K Kalia
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