Question

5(x-1) = -3What is X equaled to

Answer 1

$5(x-1)=-3$

To solve the equation for x:

1. Remove parenthesis (distributive property):

$5x-5=-3$

2. Add 5 in both sides of the equation:

$\begin{gathered} 5x-5+5=-3+5 \\ 5x=2 \end{gathered}$

3. Divide into 5 both sides of the equation:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{5x}{5}=\frac{2}{5} \\ \\ x=\frac{2}{5} \end{gathered}$Then, x is equal to 2/5