0.5x + 78.2=178
u subtract 78.2 from 78.2 and 178 because ur doing the inverse propert of addition
then u cross out 78.2 because its 0
178-78.2=99.8
then u divide 0.5 by 0.5 to isolate x and divide 0.5 friom 178
to get the the answer for x , which is 356