Solve for x, 4x+3.5 = 1

First, you regroup all numbers which are not factors of x on one side of the equation:
4x = 1 - 3.5
so 4x = - 2.5
Then, you isolate x:
x = - 2.5/4
x = - 5/8 = - 0.625

JS

Related Maths GCSE answers

All answers ▸

Change of subject question. Make 'a' the subject of the formula v = u + at.


Nadia has £5 to buy pencils and rulers. Pencils are 8p each. Rulers are 30p each. She says “I will buy 15 pencils. Then I will buy as many rulers as possible. With my change I will buy more pencils.” How many pencils and how many rulers does she buy?


The diagram shows a garden in the shape of a rectangle. All measurements are in metres. The length of the rectangle: 4+3x and the width of the rectangle: x+6. The perimeter of the garden is 32 metres. Work out the value of x


Expand (x+4)(x+3).