Question

5(x+6)+11=25-3x what is the answer?

Answer 1

This is how I did it:

`5(x + 6) + 11 = 25 - 3x` use distribution

`5x + 30 + 11 = 25 - 3x` use addition

`5x + 41 = 25 - 3x` use addition and subtraction

`8x = -16` use division

`x = -16/8`

`x = -2`

So your answer is
`x = -2`