Respuesta :

Answer:

40

I used an algebra calculator

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[tex]\large\boxed{\mathsf{5 = \dfrac{1}{5}x - 3}}\\\large\boxed{\mathsf{\rightarrow \dfrac{1}{5}x - 3 = 5}}\\\large\text{\bf ADD 3 to BOTH SIDES}\\\large\boxed{\mathsf{\dfrac{1}{5}x - 3 + 3 = 5 + 3}}\\\large\text{\bf CANCEL out: -3 + 3 because it gives 0}\\\large\text{\bf KEEP: 5 + 3 because it helps solve for the x-value}\\\large\text{NEW EQUATION: \boxed{\mathsf{\dfrac{1}{5}x = 3 + 5}}}\\\large\text{\bf SIMPLIFY IT!}\\\large\boxed{\rightarrow \mathsf{\dfrac{1}{5}x = 8}}[/tex]

[tex]\large\text{\bf MULYIPLY 5 to BOTH SIDES}\\\large\boxed{\mathsf{\dfrac{1}{5}x\times5= 5\times8}}\\\large\text{\bf CANCEL OUT: }\rm{\bf \dfrac{1}{5}\times 5}\large\text{ \bf because it gives you 1}\\\large\text{\bf KEEP: }\rm{\bf 5\times 8}\large\text{ \bf because it gives you the value of the x-value}\\\large\text{\bf NEW EQUATION: \boxed{\mathsf{x = 5\times8}}}\\\large\text{\bf SIMPLIFY IT!}\\\large\boxed{\textsf{x = 40}}\\\huge\textsf{Therefore, your answer is: \boxed{\mathsf{x = 40}}}\huge\checkmark[/tex]

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