Randall needs to solve the equation 5x + 8 = 63

Question

5
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+

8

=

63
. His first mathematical operation used to isolate x
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is subtraction. Which value will he apply it to?(1 point)............

Answer 1

To isolate \( x \) in the equation \( 5x + 8 = 63 \), Randall will perform the operation of subtraction on the constant term 8. He will subtract 8 from both sides of the equation to eliminate the \( +8 \) term.

So, he will apply the subtraction to the value 8.

The operation looks like this:

\[ 5x + 8 - 8 = 63 - 8 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ 5x = 55 \]