Please refresh my memory! How do you solve
5x - 3/2x?
Thank you!
5x - 3/2x = 3 1/2x
10/2 X - 3/2 X=
7/2 X= 3.5X
Thank you, but what are the steps involved?
John showed you the steps.
Oh never mind, I was posting this the same time John responded.
Thank you!!!
To solve the expression 5x - (3/2)x, we need to combine like terms. The key here is to simplify the expression.
Here's how you can simplify it step by step:
Step 1: Distribute the coefficient 5 to both terms inside the parentheses.
5x - (3/2)x becomes 5x - (5 * 3/2)x.
Step 2: Simplify the expression inside the parentheses.
5x - (5 * 3/2)x becomes 5x - (15/2)x.
Step 3: Now, we have two terms with the same variable (x). We can combine them by adding or subtracting their coefficients.
5x - (15/2)x simplifies to (5 - 15/2)x.
Step 4: Evaluate the expression within the parentheses.
(5 - 15/2)x becomes (-5/2)x.
Thus, the simplified expression is (-5/2)x or -(5/2)x.
To summarize:
The expression 5x - (3/2)x simplifies to -(5/2)x.