Question

Does x = 5 satisfy the equation 17x = 85?a. yesb. no

Answer 1

To determine if a number does satisfy an equation, we need to substitute it and perform the needed calculation.

By substituting and performing the calculation in the present question, we have:

$\begin{gathered} 17\times x=85 \\ \\ 17\times5=85 \\ \\ 85=85 \end{gathered}$

Because we found the equation becomes a true statement when substituting x = 5, it means that: YES, X = 5 DOES SATISFY THE GIVEN EQUATION!