The owner of an aquatic store used 17 1/2 gallons of water to fill aquariums. he puts 5 5/6 gallons of water in each aquarium. how many aquariums. how many aquariums did he fill?

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let's solve your equation step-by-step.

4x+2=2x+12

step 1: subtract 2x from both sides.

4x+2−2x=2x+12−2x

2x+2=12

step 2: subtract 2 from both sides.

2x+2−2=12−2

2x=10

step 3: divide both sides by 2.

2x

2

=

10

2

x=5

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