Question

Determine whether the given value is a solution of the equation

(is this a YES or NO)

Answer 1

To determine if a given value is a solution of the equation, we will substitute the given value in for the variable it has been assigned to.

In this equation, our variable is k.

$25 = \frac{k}{5} ; k = 5$

Substitute 5 in for k:

$25 = \frac{5}{5}$

Now we will simplify the right side of the equation:

$\frac{5}{5} = 1$
25 = 1

25 does not equal 1, so we know that the given value 5 is not a solution for the equation.