can i algebra help with this?

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anonymous · Answer

you have to solve for x  by cross multiplying i think

zehanz · Answer

You could write the left hand side as one fraction, but maybe it is easier to just multiply everything with 6:$$6 \cdot \frac{ x+3 }{ x+5 }+x=5$$Now there ins only one fraction instead of three ;)

zehanz · Answer

To get rid of the last fraction, multiply everything with x+5:$$6(x+3)+x(x+5)=5(x+5)$$This is beginning to look good!

zehanz · Answer

Work out the brackets, put everything on the left hand side and add up where possible.
You now have a quadractic equation. You can solve it.

zehanz · Answer

One warning, however: 
In the original equation you can see that x cannot be -5 (division by 0).

After the fractions are all gone, you can't see that anymore. 
It could even have "solution" -5. 
If that occurs, you should discard it (because you were looking for the solution of the first equation - with fractions).

hba · Answer

@lamborghini69 I hope this is quite clear ?