How do you solve $\frac { 1} { 3} x + 2= 16$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-16T22:35:28

See a solution process below:

Step 1) Subtract $color(red)(2)$ from each side of the equation to isolate the $x$ term while keeping the equation balanced:

$1/3x + 2 - color(red)(2) = 16 - color(red)(2)$

$1/3x + 0 = 14$

$1/3x = 14$

Step 2) Multiply each side of the equation by $color(red)(3)$ to solve for $x$ while keeping the equation balanced:

$color(red)(3) xx 1/3x = color(red)(3) xx 14$

$cancel(color(red)(3)) xx 1/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(3)))x = 42$

$x = 42$

How do you solve \frac { 1} { 3} x + 2= 16\frac { 1} { 3} x + 2= 16?