Solve the following equation. Show all your work.
Put working out into sentences
21.3=x+5.1
To solve the equation 21.3 = x + 5.1, we need to isolate x on one side of the equation.
First, we can subtract 5.1 from both sides of the equation to get:
21.3 - 5.1 = x
16.2 = x
Therefore, the solution to the equation 21.3 = x + 5.1 is x = 16.2.