Question

Which could be the first step in solving the equation ; (2 + 42) = 2 +5?O Multiply both sides of the equation by 2, resulting in 2 + 4x = 1+5.© Distribute the to remove the parentheses, resulting in 1+ 2+ = 1+5.O Subtract a from both sides of the equation, resulting in } (2 + 3x) = 5.o Subtract 4c from both sides of the equation, resulting in ž (2) = x + 5.Yes

Answer 1

You have the following equation:

$\frac{1}{2}(2+4x)=x+5$

The first step you need to do, in order to solve the previous equation for x, is to distribute the 1/2 to remove the parenthesis. In this way you can cancel out the denominator of the fraction of the right side, and eliminate the parenthesis.

When you distribute 1/2 you obtain:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{1}{2}(2)+\frac{1}{2}(4x)=x+5 \\ 1+2x=x+5 \end{gathered}$