Respuesta :

start by diving 5 from each side so you are lrft with x on the left side, 40/5=8. now our equation is x=8 and that's the answer!

Answer:

[tex]x=8[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the following question:

[tex]5x=40[/tex]

When solving one-step equations, you need to remember we are trying to isolate the variable. In this case to isolate the variable we need to divide both sides by 5.

[tex]5x=40[/tex]
[tex]5x\div5=x[/tex]
[tex]40\div5=8[/tex]
[tex]x=8[/tex]

Which means the value of x will be "8."

Hope this helps.