1/3x + 1/2 = -5

Question

I need to find x

Answer 1

For X to be alone it'd be best to make the 1/3 a whole number.

1/3x + 1/2 = -5

multiply everything by 3.

so we'll get:

3x + 3/6 = -15

we want 3x alone, so we subtract 3/6, and we want to do the same to the other side.

so we'll get:

3x = -15 - 3/6 

reminder: -3/6 is the same as -0.5

now we have:

3x = -15.5

we now divide both sides by 3 to get x alone (and find its value):

(3x = -15.5) ÷3

which will give us the final answer...

x = 5.1666666666666667

round it up:

x = 5.167