Question

What’s the answer to this?

X/3+1 = 6

Answer 1

X = 24

Explanation:

3 + 1 = 4

X/4 = 6

Multiply both sides by 4

X = 24

Answer 2

Answer: x=15

Explanation:

x/3+1= 6

Step 1: Subtract 1 from both sides (always do inverse operations with the number, not the x term(s))

x/3 + 1-1 = 6-1

x/3= 5

Step 2: Now we need to isolate x (get it on its own). To do this, we must move the 3 to the other side, which we will do by multiplying the 3 and the 5 (as since the 3 was used for divisision, its inverse operation is multiplication).

x/3 = 5

x = 5x3

x= 15

Step 3: Check by using PITA, or "Plugging In the Answers"

We came to the conclusion that x=15. Now, we can "plug in", or substitute the x in the equation for 15:

x/3 + 1= 6

15/3 + 1= 6

5+ 1= 6

6=6

Correct ✔️