T trihornX New Member Joined Feb 24, 2006 Messages 18 Gender Male HSC 2007 Feb 28, 2006 #1 can i please get a full working out of the question below, the only one i'm stuck on ><" (3 * x - 2)/5 = x/4 + 3 thnx
can i please get a full working out of the question below, the only one i'm stuck on ><" (3 * x - 2)/5 = x/4 + 3 thnx
S SonyHK Member Joined Jan 7, 2006 Messages 69 Location On Earth Gender Male HSC 2010 Feb 28, 2006 #2 trihornX said: can i please get a full working out of the question below, the only one i'm stuck on ><" (3 * x - 2)/5 = x/4 + 3 thnx Click to expand... (3x-2)\5=x\4+3 3x-2=5x\4+15 3x-5x\4=17 7x\4=17 7x=4 x 17 x=(4x17)\7
trihornX said: can i please get a full working out of the question below, the only one i'm stuck on ><" (3 * x - 2)/5 = x/4 + 3 thnx Click to expand... (3x-2)\5=x\4+3 3x-2=5x\4+15 3x-5x\4=17 7x\4=17 7x=4 x 17 x=(4x17)\7
S SoulSearcher Active Member Joined Oct 13, 2005 Messages 6,757 Location Entangled in the fabric of space-time ... Gender Male HSC 2007 Feb 28, 2006 #3 I'm taking this assuming 3 * x - 2 is 3x - 2 ( 3x - 2 ) / 5 = ( x + 12 ) / 4, cross multiply 12x - 8 = 5x + 60 7x = 68 x = 68/7 = 9 + 5/7
I'm taking this assuming 3 * x - 2 is 3x - 2 ( 3x - 2 ) / 5 = ( x + 12 ) / 4, cross multiply 12x - 8 = 5x + 60 7x = 68 x = 68/7 = 9 + 5/7
B boongsta Member Joined Sep 7, 2005 Messages 44 Gender Male HSC 2006 Mar 1, 2006 #4 (3x-2)/5 = (x/4) + 3 3x-2 = (5x/4) +15 3x = (5x/4) + 17 3x - (5x/4) = 17 12x - 5x = 68 7x = 68 x = 68/7
(3x-2)/5 = (x/4) + 3 3x-2 = (5x/4) +15 3x = (5x/4) + 17 3x - (5x/4) = 17 12x - 5x = 68 7x = 68 x = 68/7
