Problem
Solve for xxx.
-30=5(x+1)−30=5(x+1)
x=
−30=5(x+1)
x=-7
X=-7
To solve for x, we will start by simplifying the equation.
-30 = 5(x+1) - 30
Using the distributive property, we can multiply 5 to both terms inside the parentheses:
-30 = 5x + 5 - 30
Next, we can combine like terms by subtracting 5 from both sides:
-30 - 5 = 5x + 5 - 30 - 5
-35 = 5x - 25
To isolate x, we will subtract -25 from both sides:
-35 - (-25) = 5x - 25 - (-25)
-35 + 25 = 5x - 25 + 25
-10 = 5x
Finally, we can solve for x by dividing both sides by 5:
-10/5 = 5x/5
-2 = x
So, x is equal to -2.
To solve for x, we need to eliminate all the terms that do not involve x on one side of the equation. Let's solve the equation step by step:
-30 = 5(x + 1)
First, let's simplify the equation by applying the distributive property.
-30 = 5x + 5
Next, we want to get rid of the constant term 5 on the right side of the equation. Let's do that by subtracting 5 from both sides.
-30 - 5 = 5x
Simplifying further:
-35 = 5x
Now, to isolate x, we need to get rid of the coefficient 5. We can do that by dividing both sides of the equation by 5.
-35/5 = x
-7 = x
Therefore, the solution to the equation is x = -7.
So, x = -7 is the answer.