Question

help! Solving for x

Answer 1

\[\frac{ 2x-4 }{ 5 }+\frac{ x-1 }{ 10 }=\frac{ 3x-5 }{ 10 }\]

Answer 2

Answers are:
-3
6
2

Answer 3

\[\frac{ 10(2x-4) }{ 5 }+\frac{ 10(x-1) }{ 10 }=\frac{ 10(3x-5) }{ 10}\] this is as far as I've gotten

Answer 4

\[2(2x-4) + x-1 = 3x-5\]

Answer 5

\[4x - 8 + x -1 = 3x -5\]

Answer 6

want me to continue or you can take it from here?

Answer 7

I need you to continue please, i'm very lost right now

Answer 8

oh wait do you add the like terms together at stuff?

Answer 9

Yes.

Answer 10

Did you understand what i did in the first line i wrote?

Answer 11

not exactly and i tried that I'm getting a wierd answer like 12

Answer 12

I have so many problems like this that I don't understand

Answer 13

the answer i got is 6

Answer 14

I multiplied the whole equation by 10. so i can remove the fraction lines.
here:\[\frac{ 2x - 4 }{5 }\] the denominator is 5 so \[10 \times \frac{ 2x - 4 }{ 5 } = 2(2x-4)\]
on the other two the denominator is 10 so only the numerator stays.

Answer 15

yeah I looked at my paper and realized I had the exact same thing! lol.. But is my answer correct?

Answer 16

No it's not 6.

Answer 17

I don't get that then.

Answer 18

do you understand what i did on order to get to 4x−8+x−1=3x−5 ?

Answer 19

yeah that's what I did.

Answer 20

so here's what you need to do next:
\[4x - 3x + x = -5 + 8 + 1\]
\[2x = 4\]
\[x = 2\]

Answer 21

oh so you get all the x's on the same side? That makes sense. Can you help me with alot more by chance?

Answer 22

Sure just post it.

Answer 23

ok thanks. Give me a sec

Answer 24

\[3=\frac{ x-4 }{ 3 }+ \frac{ 2 }{ 3 }\]

Answer 25

answers are:
5
-13/3
11

Answer 26

Ok here is the solution:
I multiply everything by 3.
so \[x-4 + 2 = 9\]
understand that?

Answer 27

yupp

Answer 28

Can you continue from here?

Answer 29

yupp! :)

Answer 30

I think so

Answer 31

Try and let me know.

Answer 32

well i'm in class right now so give me a minute

Answer 33

umm I'm not sure what I did but I got 1.5 can you help?

Answer 34

I got 11

Answer 35

Sure.
\[x - 4 + 2 = 9\]
I isolate the x:
\[x = 9 + 4 - 2\]
and now:
\[x = 11\]

Answer 36

wow hey I got it right lol thanks!

Answer 37

No problem! If you have any more questions i'm here.

Answer 38

alright thanks!