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5/6x + 7 = 17 (step by step pls)

User Fredefox
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Answer:


\boxed {x = 12}

Explanation:

Solve for the value of
x:


(5)/(6)x + 7 = 17

-Subtract both sides by
7:


(5)/(6)x + 7 - 7 = 17 - 7


(5)/(6)x = 10

-Multiply both sides by
(6)/(5), which is the reciprocal of
(5)/(6):


x = 10 * ((6)/(5))


x = (10 * 6)/(5)


x = (60)/(5)

-Divide
60 by
5:


x = (60)/(5)


\boxed {x = 12}

Therefore, the value of
x is
12.

User George Chond
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5/6x + 7 = 17

Subtract 7 from both sides:

5/6x = 10

Divide both sides by 5/6:

X = 10/ 5/6

When dividing a number by a fraction flip

The fraction over and multiply:

X = 10 x 6/5

Simplify

X = (10x6)/5

X = 60/5

X = 12

The answer is x = 12

User Lepidopteron
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