Question

What value of x makes the statement true?

"Subtracting 1 from the product of 5 and x gives the same value as adding 10 to the product of 3 and x."

Record your answer in the boxes below. Be sure to use the correct place value.​

Answer 1

5x-1=10x+3x

5x-3x=10+1

2x=11

x=11/2