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Solving Equations 5 of 5 | Set 2

Solve linear equation 5x - 5 = 5

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Solution:
The equation given is

Step 1 to solve equation 5x - 5 = 5:

In the linear algebraic equation 5x - 5 = 5, to solve for variable 'x', we need to get 'x' by itself on one side of the equation
We need to remove 5. Here, 5 is having a minus sign. So when we shift 5 on the RHS, its sign will reverse.

We will add 5 to both sides.
We get

We get
We get

Step 2:

Here, 5x means 5 is multiplied with x. So when we shift 5 on the RHS, its sign will reverse.

We will divide by 5 on both sides.
We get
We get
The solution is complete.
Solution: For the equation 5x - 5 = 5, the value of x is 2.
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