Question

-4/(x+1) = 5/(3x+1)

Answer 1

You are solving for x right

Answer 2

Before you do ANYTHING else, write down these two things:

\(x+1 \ne 0\) and \(3x+1 \ne 0\)

Answer 3

good thing to mention tkhunny

Answer 4

@msmithhnova So you just flip the 3 and the 5 to the bottom and solve it from there?

Answer 5

what do you mean

Answer 6

@MsSmiley123

Answer 7

Sometimes you just think about it a little and try to make your life easier. In this case, the excellent suggestion is to solve the reciprocals, rather than solve the problem directly.