What is the solution to this equation x/-2 =18

Abby is collecting rainfall data. she finds that one value of the data set is a high-value outlier. which statement must be true? abby will use a different formula for calculating the standard deviation. the outlier will increase the standard deviation of the data set. the spread of the graph of the data will not change. abby will not use the mean when calculating the standard deviation.

Given the equation    = 5, solve for x and identify if it is an extraneous solution

Agroup of five people go out to eat and buy appetizers and main dishes they decide to split the bill so each person pays 20% of the total cost appetizers are $5 and main dishes are $10 write an expression to show how much each person pays explain it with how to solve the problem