+1364 Five times a number is divided by $2$ more than that number. If the result is $6,$ then what was the original number?
+37159 5x / (x+2) = 6 <=====given multiply both sides by (x+2)
5x = 6x + 12 subtract 12 from both sides
5x-12 = 6x subtract 5x from both sides
-12 = x
+37159 5x / (x+2) = 6 <=====given multiply both sides by (x+2)
5x = 6x + 12 subtract 12 from both sides
5x-12 = 6x subtract 5x from both sides
-12 = x
