Question

Solve for x.
29=1+1/2x

Answer 1

x = 56

Explanation:

Pre-Solving

We are given the following equation:

`29 = 1 + (1)/(2) x`

We want to solve this equation for x.

To do that, we want to isolate x by itself on one side.

Solving

To start, we can subtract 1 from both sides.

`29 =1 + (1)/(2) x`

-1 -1

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`28 = (1)/(2) x`

Now, we have the variables on one side, and numbers on the other, but we aren't done yet, because
`(1)/(2) x` is
`(1)/(2)` * x, not just x.

So, we can divide both sides by
`(1)/(2)` to get x by itself.

`28 = (1)/(2) x`

÷
`(1)/(2)` ÷
`(1)/(2)`

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`(28)/((1)/(2) ) = x`

56 = x