What is the solution for x when x equals 5?

Answer 1

The 'solution' of an equation is the number which, when substituted

for the variable, makes the equation a true statement.

You have said: [ x = 5 ] .

We claim that the solution is '5', because when '5' is substituted for 'x',

the equation reads

5 = 5

and that's a true statement.