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2 years ago

What is the value of x in the equation 2.5 x + 10 = x- 0.5?

Mathematics

2 answers:

blsea [12.9K]2 years ago

7 0

Answer:

$=-7$

Step-by-step explanation:

$2.5x+10=x-0.5\\\mathrm{Multiply\:both\:sides\:by\:}10\\2.5x\cdot \:10+10\cdot \:10=x\cdot \:10-0.5\cdot \:10\\Refine\\25x+100=10x-5\\\mathrm{Subtract\:}100\mathrm{\:from\:both\:sides}\\25x+100-100=10x-5-100\\Simplify\\25x=10x-105\\\mathrm{Subtract\:}10x\mathrm{\:from\:both\:sides}\\25x-10x=10x-105-10x\\Simplify\\15x=-105\\\mathrm{Divide\:both\:sides\:by\:}15\\\frac{15x}{15}=\frac{-105}{15}\\Simplify\\\frac{15x}{15}=\frac{-105}{15}\\\mathrm{Simplify\:}\frac{15x}{15}:\quad x\\\frac{15x}{15}$

$\mathrm{Divide\:the\:numbers:}\:\frac{15}{15}=1\\=x\\\mathrm{Simplify\:}\frac{-105}{15}:\quad -7\\\frac{-105}{15}\\\mathrm{Apply\:the\:fraction\:rule}:\quad \frac{-a}{b}=-\frac{a}{b}\\=-\frac{105}{15}\\\mathrm{Divide\:the\:numbers:}\:\frac{105}{15}=7\\=-7$

yanalaym [24]2 years ago

6 0

Answer:

-7

Step-by-step explanation:

2.5x+10=x−0.5

Step 1: Subtract x from both sides.

2.5x+10−x=x−0.5−x

1.5x+10=−0.5

Step 2: Subtract 10 from both sides.

1.5x+10−10=−0.5−10

1.5x=−10.5

Step 3: Divide both sides by 1.5.

1.5x

1.5

−10.5

1.5

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