2006-12-06 13:05:29 · 9 answers · asked by miss.kim2010 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
6s-11=-2s+5
+2s +2s
8s-11=5
+11 +11
8s=16
/8 /8
s=2
Check:
6(2) - 11 = -2(2) + 5
12 - 11 = -4 + 5
1=1
2006-12-06 13:07:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
6s-11=-2s+5
6s+2s-11=-2s+2s+5
8s-11=5
8s-11+11=5+11
8s=16
s=16/8
s=2
2006-12-06 13:16:27 · answer #2 · answered by elli 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6s-11=-2s+5
+2s =+2s
8s-11= 5
+11= +11
8s/8=16/8
s=2
2006-12-06 13:10:53 · answer #3 · answered by sk8er V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6s-11=-2s+5
6s+2s=5+11
8s=16
s=16/8
s=2
2006-12-06 13:30:46 · answer #4 · answered by sam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6s-11=-2s+5
8s-11=5
8s=16
s=2
2006-12-06 13:11:44 · answer #5 · answered by n_m_young 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6s-11=-2s+5
+2s +2s the 2 will cancel out
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8s-11=5
+11=+11 the 11 will cancel out
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8s=16
divide by 8
s=2
2006-12-06 13:12:09 · answer #6 · answered by katie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8s-11=5
8s=16
s=2
2006-12-06 13:08:27 · answer #7 · answered by lulu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
s=2
sry, looked like a regular 2s
2006-12-06 13:08:11 · answer #8 · answered by DonSoze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simultaneously transposing terms, we get:
8s = 16
Dividing both sides by the coefficient of the unknown,
that is, by 8, we get:
s = 2
2006-12-06 15:43:45 · answer #9 · answered by jerryinchelsea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋