Question

5(x+1)+4/6=4
i know x=3 but i need to know the steps

Answer 1

Answer:x=3

Step-by-step explanation: 5 times x (which is 3) plus 5 times 1 (which is 5) is 15+5+4 (which equals 24) and then 24 divided by 6 equals 4

Answer 2

Explanation:

We can isolate

x

on the left hand side by performing a sequence of operations on both sides of the equation.

Given:

5

(

x

+

1

)

+

4

6

=

4

Multiply both sides of the equation by

6

to get:

5

(

x

+

1

)

+

4

=

24

Subtract

4

from both sides of the equation to get:

5

(

x

+

1

)

=

20

Divide both sides of the equation by

5

to get:

x

+

1

=

4

Subtract

1

from both sides of the equation to get:

x

=

3