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

Question

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

Answer 1

To isolate \( x \) in the equation \( 5x + 8 = 63 \), Randall will subtract \( 8 \) from both sides of the equation.

Thus, he will apply the subtraction to the value \( 8 \). The equation will become:

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

This simplifies to:

\[ 5x = 55 \]