Question

Solve. 0.8 + 0.3x = 5

Answer 1

We have the following equation:

$0.8+0.3x=5$

By subtracting 0.8 to both sides, we have

$0.3x=4.2$

and by dividing both sides by 0.3, we get

$\begin{gathered} x=\frac{4.2}{0.3} \\ x=14 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the answer is: x= 14