Homework Help: Algebra

Posted by Tibby on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 11:24am.

Which value of x is the solution of the equation
1/7 + 2x/3 = (15x-3)/(21) ?
(Those are fractions)

(1) 6
(2) 0
(3) 4/13
(4) 6/29

Algebra - Steve, Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 11:50am
way 1: try each answer and get (1)

way 2: solve algebraically

1/7 + 2x/3 = (15x-3)/(21)
3 + 14x = 15x-3
x = 6
Algebra - Tibby, Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 12:18pm
Thanks! I just did, makes sense!

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