x+2
-------- = 2x+5
3
2006-09-08 10:31:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Multiply by 3 on both sides:
x+2=6x+15
Subtract x and subtract 15 from both sides;
-13=5x
Divide by 5:
-13/5 = x
2006-09-08 10:37:58 · answer #1 · answered by jenh42002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing you want to do is isolate your variable x.
In this case we can multiply be three: x + 2 = 3(2x + 5).
You then do the distributive property: x + 2 = 6x + 15.
Subract from both sides: -13 = 5x
Divide by 5: -13/5 = x
Voila!
2006-09-08 17:39:33 · answer #2 · answered by Sara 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first multiply both sides by 3, the 3 under the fraction will cancel out leaving:
X+2 = (3)2x+5
x+2 = 6x+15
subtract x from both sides
-x+x+2 = 6x-x+15
2= 5x + 15
subtract 15 from both sides
-15+2 = 5x
-13=5x
divide both sides by 5
-13/5 = x
2006-09-08 17:38:14 · answer #3 · answered by cinquefoil_solis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Multiply both sides by 3:
x + 2 = 6x + 15
So -5x = 13
x = -13/5
2006-09-08 17:39:16 · answer #4 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-13/5
2006-09-08 17:33:32 · answer #5 · answered by nice01guyin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋