20k − k − 11k − 5k − k = 18

Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Since we have only one variable which is k then we can just work with the coefficients in front of the numbers. So we will have: 

(20-1-11-5-1)k = 18

2k=18

Divide both sides with 2.

2k/2 = 18/2

k=9