How do you solve $5 z + 16 = 51$ $5z+16=51$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-26T16:27:09

$z = 7$ $z=7$

$5 z + 16 = 51$ $5z+16=51$

Subtract $16$ $16$ from both sides of the equation.

$5 z = 51 - 16$ $5z=51-16$ =

$5 z = 35$ $5z=35$

Divide both sides by $5$ $5$ .

$z = \frac{35}{5}$ $z=35/5$ =

$z = 7$ $z=7$

How do you solve 5z+16=515z+16=515z+16=51?