Question

Solve and express the solution set in simplest form.

8x-2/9 = 2/1

9/4
5/2
9/2
9/8

Answer 1

does it really say \(\frac{2}{1}\) ?

Answer 2

Yes

Answer 3

did they not realize that \(\frac{2}{1}=2\) ?

Answer 4

Lol xD ^

Answer 5

Apparently not.

Answer 6

next question
is it
\[\frac{8x-9}{2}=2\] or is it
\[8x-\frac{9}{2}=2\]?

Answer 7

The first one, just 8x-2 over 9

Answer 8

multiply both sides by \(2\) and get \[8x-9=18\] then solve that one it two steps

Answer 9

steps are
1) add 9
2) divide by 8