2x - 5 = 9 Step 1: 2x - 5 = 9
+5 +5

2x = 14, - 5x and 5x will canceled out because it is equal to 0

Step 2: 2x = 14, Multiply both sides by 2

2x (2) = 12 (2)
x = 24
Step 3: Final x = 24

At the "no mutants allowed" country farm, every sheep has 4 legs, every chicken has two legs, and all animals have only 1 head. asked to count how many sheep and chicken are in the fields, a farm boy reports back that there are 140 feet and 50 heads. how many sheep and chicken are there? there are sheep and chicken at the farm.

Frank has a devised a formula for his catering business that calculates the number of meatballs he needs to prepare. the formula is m=4a+2c, where c=number of children; m=number of meatballs; a=number of adults. how many meatballs are required for a party of 10 adults and 5 children?

Astraight water slide is 175 feet above ground and is 200 feet long. what is the angle of depression to the bottom of the slide?