Question

Explain one way to apply inverse operations to solve each equation. Then, solve each equation and verify check your solution.

Answer 1

Explanation:

We need to use inverse operations to isolate x by itself.

The inverse of addition is subtraction so we can subtract 2 from both sides

`5x + 2 - 2 = 22 - 2`

`5x = 20`

Divison is the inverse of multiplication so we can divide 5 by both sides to find the answer of x.

`(5x)/(5) = (20)/(5)`

`x = 4`

We can plug 4 in for a to verify it

`5(4) + 2 = 22`

`20 + 2 = 22`

`22 = 22`

So it is true.