Respuesta :
Answer:
39.5
Step-by-step explanation:
Open the bracket by multiplying the numbers in the bracket by 2
2x-20=59
collect like terms(-20 crossing over the equal sign will become +20
2x=59+20
2x=79
Divide both sides by 2
[tex]\frac{2x}{2} =\frac{79}{2}[/tex]
x=39.5
- [tex] \sf \large↪2(x - 10) = 59[/tex]
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- [tex] \sf \large \: ↪2x - 20 = 59[/tex]
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- [tex]\sf \large \: ↪2x = 59 + 20[/tex]
[tex] \: \: [/tex]
- [tex]\sf \large \: ↪2x = 79[/tex]
[tex] \: \: \: [/tex]
- [tex] \sf \large \: ↪x = \cancel \frac{79}{2} [/tex]
[tex] \: \: [/tex]
- [tex]\sf \large \color{purple} ↪39.5[/tex]
[tex] \: \: \: [/tex]