Question

4.25 -2.5x = 14.75
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Answer 1

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`Answer:\boxed{x=-4.2}`

`Explanation:`

`4.25-2.5x=14.75`

Let's start by simplifying both sides in the equation.

`4.25+-2.5x=14.75\\-2.5x+4.25=14.75`

Now we subtract 4.25 from both sides in the equation.

`-2.5x+4.25-4.25=14.75-4.25\\-2.5x=10.5`

Now in our third/final step, we will divide both sides by -2.5.

`(-2.5x)/(-2.5)= (10.5)/(-2.5)`

Now we simplify 10.5/-2.5.

`(10.5)/(-2.5)=-4.2`

`x=-4.2`

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

`\text {Hey! Let's Solve this Equation!}`

`\text {\underline {The First Step is to do Keep Change Change (KCC)}}`

`\text {Keep: 4.25}\\\text {Change: - into +}\\\text {Change: 2.5x into -2.5x}`

`\text {\underline {The Next Step is to Flip the Equation}}`

`\text {Before: 4.25+-2.5x=14.75}\\\text {After: -2.5x+4.25=14.75}`

`\text {\underline {The Next Step is to Subtract 4.25}}`

`\text {-2.5x+4.25-4.25=14.75-4.25=10.5}\\\text {-2.5x=10.5}`

`\text {\underline {The Final Step is to Divide -2.5}}`

`\text {-2.5x/-2.5=10.5/-2.5}`

`\text {Remember that Dividing a Positive to a Negative will Equal a Negative.}`

`\text {Your Answer Would Be:}`

`\fbox {x=-4.2}`

`\text {Best of Luck!}`