Solve for x (x+5)/2=15

$\frac{x + 5}{2} = 15$

Step 1

Multiply both sides of the equation by $2$ .

$2 \frac{x + 5}{2} = 2 \cdot 15$

Step 2

Simplify both sides of the equation.

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$2 \frac{x + 5}{2} = 2 \cdot 15$

Rewrite the expression.

$x + 5 = 2 \cdot 15$

Simplify the right side.

Multiply $2$ by $15$ .

$x + 5 = 30$

Step 3

Move all terms not containing $x$ to the right side of the equation.

Subtract $5$ from both sides of the equation.

$x = 30 - 5$

Subtract $5$ from $30$ .

$x = 25$