Shelly has a beaker that contains 5 and two-thirds fluid ounces of water. She pours out 3 and one-third fluid ounces of water. Which expression can be used to find the number of fluid ounces of water that remain in the beaker?

x = 5 2/3 - 3 1/3

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question, we are informed that Shelly has a beaker which contains 5 2/3 fluid ounces of water and that she pours out 3 1/3 fluid ounces of water. The expression that an be used to find the number of fluid ounces of water which remain in the beaker goes thus:

Let's represent the remaining water in the beaker as x.

Since 3 1/3 fluid ounces of water has been poured our from 5 2/3 fluid ounces of water. The expression will be:

x = 5 2/3 - 3 1/3

d, x=8

step-by-step explanation:

simplifying

4x + -5 = 2x + 11

reorder the terms:

-5 + 4x = 2x + 11

reorder the terms:

-5 + 4x = 11 + 2x

solving

-5 + 4x = 11 + 2x

solving for variable 'x'.

move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

add '-2x' to each side of the equation.

-5 + 4x + -2x = 11 + 2x + -2x

combine like terms: 4x + -2x = 2x

-5 + 2x = 11 + 2x + -2x

combine like terms: 2x + -2x = 0

-5 + 2x = 11 + 0

-5 + 2x = 11

add '5' to each side of the equation.

-5 + 5 + 2x = 11 + 5

combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0

0 + 2x = 11 + 5

2x = 11 + 5

combine like terms: 11 + 5 = 16

2x = 16

divide each side by '2'.