Question

solve for X
help please

Answer 1

\[\frac{ 5a }{ x }=\frac{ 5b }{ x-1 }\]

Answer 2

Can you cross multiply this? It'll simplify things a bit

Answer 3

(x)5b (5a)x-1

Answer 4

Good
So we have
\[5a(x-1)=5b x\]
Can you expand the left side here? Open the bracket by multiplying 5a with the bracketed terms

Answer 5

what

Answer 6

Simplify the left side, open the bracket

Answer 7

x(5b)

Answer 8

\[5a(x-1)=5ax-5a\]
so you have now
\[5ax-5a=5bx\]
Do you get this step?

Answer 9

no but yes

Answer 10

no? which part you have trouble?

Answer 11

the 5a-5a=5bx

Answer 12

We have
\[5a(x-1)=5bx\]
To open the bracket on the left side, we multiply 5a to the terms inside

Answer 13

ya

Answer 14

OK,
so we have now
\[5ax-5a=5bx\]
Add 5a to both sides, what would you get?

Answer 15

??

Answer 16

5ax+5a+5bx+5a