Answer:
The number is -6.
Step-by-step explanation:
Variable x = a number
Set up an equation:
3x + 12 = -6
Isolate variable x:
3x = -18
x = -6
Check your work:
3(-6) + 12 = -6
-18 + 12 = -6
-6 = -6
Correct!
Answer:
x = 7
Step-by-step explanation:
-3 + 2x = 11
(group like terms)
2x = 11 + 3
2x = 14
(divide both sides by 2 to make x stand alone)
2x/2 = 14/2
x = 7
answer:
2.5 or 2 1/2
work:
4(joshuas friends)+1(joshua)=5
5×1/2=5/2
5/2= 2.5
