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Question from Tina, a student: How do you solve x+1/3=x+2/5. X+1 divided by 3= x+2 divided by 5. What's x= |
Hi Tina,
You have
\[\frac{x+1}{3} = \frac{x+2}{5}\]
and you are to solve for $x.$ I would first eliminate the fractions starting by multiplying both sides by 3 to get
\[3 \frac{x+1}{3} = 3 \frac{x+2}{5}\]
which simplifies to
\[x+1 = 3 \frac{x+2}{5}.\]
Hence you have eliminated the fraction on the left side. What should you do next?
Once you have found $x$ make sure you verify that it is correct.
Penny
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