Mixed Fractional Equation? 3 3 5 + 2 x = 4 4 15 I tried...
orlovskihmw
Answered
2022-07-11
Mixed Fractional Equation?
I tried subtracting by both sides, etc, but it didn't come out right. I also tried multiplying by both sides, but, it didn't seem to work. what would be the proper way to solve this? Thanks!
Answer & Explanation
trantegisis
Expert
2022-07-12Added 20 answers
Lets convert the mixed fractions into improper fractions to get the equivalent equation:
We now multiply nominator and denominator of the first fraction by three so that both fractions have the same denominator:
We now isolate the term :
We do the fraction substraction:
We then mutiply by 15 to get:
We multiply by x to get:
Finally we divide by 10 to get: which is 3.
Rebecca Villa
Expert
2022-07-13Added 3 answers
Ok. So I assume you are trying to solve for x. So first we do this: