Question

3x -5=13 solve the followingequation and verifythe answer in each case given answer

Answer 1

3x - 5 = 13

or 3x = 13+5

or 3x = 18

or x = 18/3

or x = 6

Now putting the value of x in the equation

3x - 5 = 13

or 3×6 - 5 = 13

or 18-5 = 13

or 13 = 13

LHS = RHS

hence x = 6