Question

Correctly select the order of the steps to solve this equation.

−5x+2=67

add 67 to both sides of the equation.
add 2 to both sides of the equation
add 5 to both sides of the equation
divide both sides by -5
multiply -5 on both sides of the equation
subtract 2 from both sides of the equation
subtract 5 from both sides of the equation

Answer 1

To solve the equation \(-5x + 2 = 67\), we can follow these steps in the correct order:

1. **Subtract 2 from both sides of the equation:**
\[
-5x + 2 - 2 = 67 - 2
\]
This simplifies to:
\[
-5x = 65
\]

2. **Divide both sides by -5:**
\[
\frac{-5x}{-5} = \frac{65}{-5}
\]
This simplifies to:
\[
x = -13
\]

So the correct steps to solve the equation \(-5x + 2 = 67\) are:
1. Subtract 2 from both sides.
2. Divide both sides by -5.