2007-12-21 05:39:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
24x - 12x = 41 - 5
12x = 36
x = 3
2007-12-21 05:43:46 · answer #1 · answered by Como 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
24x + 5 = 12x + 41
24x + 5 - 5 = 12 x + 41 - 5
24x - 12x = 12x - 12 x +36
12x = 36
12x / 12 = 36 / 12
x = 3
2007-12-21 13:58:57 · answer #2 · answered by Rayan Ghazi Ahmed 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Put all the terms in "x" on one side of the equal sign and the numbers on the other
24x+5=12x+41
24x-12x=41-5
12x=36
x = 36/12
x=3
2007-12-21 13:50:06 · answer #3 · answered by BunnyRabbit 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You first need to subtract 12x from 24x and you get 12x. Then you subtract 5 from 41 and get 36. Then your problem reads 12x=36. You divide 36 by 12 and x=3. Hope this helps.
2007-12-21 13:48:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
24x + 5 = 12x + 41
24x - 12x = 41 - 5
12x = 36
x = 36/12
x = 3
2007-12-21 13:50:27 · answer #5 · answered by An ESL Learner 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
x=3
2007-12-21 13:48:30 · answer #6 · answered by Jeremy K 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gather your x-terms by subtracting 12x from both sides, and bring that 5 to the right side by subtracting it from both sides:
24x - 12x = 41 - 5
12 x = 36
divide both sides by 12
x = 3
that's it! :)
2007-12-21 13:44:04 · answer #7 · answered by Marley K 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
24x+5=12x+41
24x-12x+5=12x-12x+41
12x+5-5=41-5
12x=36
x=3
2007-12-21 15:33:37 · answer #8 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
push like terms to one end of the equal sign together. Say you move 5 over to the right you make it a negative and the 12x you move to the left of the equal sign you make a negative sign. If it were negative 5 you would add it to the other end. Then solve ..I'd do it for you but I charge to do people's homework
2007-12-21 13:54:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋