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OpenStudy (anonymous):

3x/2 + x/5 = 17

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is this \[\frac{3x}{2}+\frac{x}{5}=17\]?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if so, multiply both sides by 10 to get \[15x+2x=170\] \[17x=170\] \[x=17\]

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

I'm getting x = 10 if the equation is \[\Large \frac{3x}{2}+\frac{x}{5}=17\]

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

oh i see, in your last step you made a typo

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

but everything else is fine

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah because i am an idiot, of course if \[17x=170\] then \[x=10\]

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

lol happens to me all the time so don't feel bad

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