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# If 2(x+y)=5

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If 2(x+y)=5 [#permalink]  03 Aug 2018, 10:52
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If $$2(x+y)=5$$, then in terms of x, y =

A. $$\frac{5}{2} - x$$

B. $$\frac{5}{2} + x$$

C. $$5 - 2x$$

D. $$5 - \frac{x}{2}$$

E.
$$\frac{5}{2} + \frac{x}{2}$$
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Re: If 2(x+y)=5 [#permalink]  03 Aug 2018, 12:17
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Carcass wrote:
If $$2(x+y)=5$$, then in terms of x, y =

A. $$\frac{5}{2} - x$$

B. $$\frac{5}{2} + x$$

C. $$5 - 2x$$

D. $$5 - \frac{x}{2}$$

E. $$\frac{5}{2} + \frac{x}{2}$$

Given: 2(x + y) = 5
Divide both sides by 2 to get: x + y = 5/2
Subtract x from both sides to get: y = 5/2 - x

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