Question

How do I solve the proportion for the following,
3x-2 0ver 3 = 2x+1 over 4

Answer 1

\[ \frac{3x-2}{3}= \frac{2x+1}{4}\]?
if so, do you know how to cross multiply?

Answer 2

no not really

Answer 3

ok, do you know how to multiply both sides of the equation by 3?

Answer 4

3 over 1?

Answer 5

yes, but on both sides (to keep things equal)
and notice that you can simplify the left side because 3/3 is 1

Answer 6

ok with you so far

Answer 7

what did you get?

Answer 8

i'm sorry I have to get back in a little bit, my son just threw up