X(1+1/x)+17

Question

i don't what the answer to this question is.

Answer 1

Hi Katie,

I'm wondering if there's a typo in your question. Problems like this need an equals sign (=) to be solved. Otherwise, x could stand for anything. Do you mean x(1+1/x)=17?

If you do, here's how to go about it.

First, distribute the x. The first x is multiplied by each term in the parentheses, like this: x(1+1/x) = x*1 + x*1/x = 17.

This simplifies to: x + 1 = 17. (The x/x cancels out to just be 1).

Can you solve it now? Subtract 1 from each side.

X = 16.

*Keep in mind, this is assuming that the original question is x(1+1/x)=17.