Question #N747
What is the solution to the equation $2x + 5 = 17$?
A. -6
B. 6
C. -11
D. 11
Correct Answer is: B
To solve for x, we first subtract 5 from both sides of the equation: $2x + 5 - 5 = 17 - 5$, which simplifies to $2x = 12$. Then we divide both sides of the equation by 2: $2x/2 = 12/2$, which gives us $x = 6$.