Solving First-Degree Equations Practice Problems - All Methods

To solve the given equation $4x:30 = 2$, we will follow these steps:

• Step 1: Recognize that $4x:30$ implies $\dfrac{4x}{30} = 2$.

• Step 2: Eliminate the fraction by multiplying both sides of the equation by 30.

• Step 3: Simplify the equation to solve for $x$.

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: The equation is written as $\dfrac{4x}{30} = 2$.

Step 2: Multiply both sides of the equation by 30 to eliminate the fraction:
$30 \times \dfrac{4x}{30} = 2 \times 30$

This simplifies to:
$4x = 60$

Step 3: Solve for $x$ by dividing both sides by 4:
$x = \dfrac{60}{4} = 15$

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $x = 15$.

Checking choices, the correct answer is:

$x = 15$

To solve the exercise, we first rewrite the entire division as a fraction:

$\frac{20}{4x}=5$

Actually, we didn't have to do this step, but it's more convenient for the rest of the process.

To get rid of the fraction, we multiply both sides of the equation by the denominator, 4X.

20=5*4X

20=20X

Now we can reduce both sides of the equation by 20 and we will arrive at the result of:

X=1

To solve the equation $5x = 0$ for $x$, we will use the following steps:

• Step 1: Identify that the equation is $5x = 0$.
• Step 2: To solve for $x$, divide both sides of the equation by 5.

Let's perform the calculation as outlined in Step 2:

$5x = 0$

Divide both sides by 5 to isolate $x$:

Simplifying, this gives:

$x = 0$

Therefore, the solution to the equation $5x = 0$ is $x = 0$.

The correct answer is option 4: $x = 0$.

To solve the equation $5x = 1$, we need to isolate $x$. Here are the steps:

• Step 1: Start with the equation $5x = 1$.
• Step 2: Divide both sides of the equation by the coefficient of $x$, which is 5, to isolate $x$. This gives us:
$\frac{5x}{5} = \frac{1}{5}$
• Step 3: Simplify the left side:
$\frac{5x}{5} = x$
• Step 4: Write the simplified equation:
$x = \frac{1}{5}$

Therefore, the solution to the equation $5x = 1$ is $x = \frac{1}{5}$.

The correct answer choice is:

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

To solve the equation $x + 5 = 8$, follow these steps:

• Step 1: Start with the original equation:
  $x + 5 = 8$.
• Step 2: Subtract 5 from both sides of the equation to isolate $x$:
  $x + 5 - 5 = 8 - 5$.
• Step 3: Simplify both sides:
  $x = 3$.

Therefore, the solution to the equation is $x = 3$.

The correct answer choice is: :

3