Question

Solve for x: (x+4)/3= 2

x = −2

x = 2

x = 2/3

x = -10/3

Answer 1

\[\large \large \frac{ x+4 }{ 3 } =2\] What do you think you do first?

Answer 2

divide

Answer 3

Hmm. What do we divide?

Answer 4

the x value

Answer 5

So what do you get?

Answer 6

-2

Answer 7

I don't get what you did. o.o.
So what did you do?

Answer 8

@GoldPhenoix i think you might be leading him in the wrong direction

Answer 9

I want to see his mistake first. :)
So I can help him fix his mistake.

Answer 10

This is how you find x, you want to multiply 3 and 2. Why? Well because it would be easier to find x, and it's possible.
So 3*2 = 6.
So your equation should look like: \[\large \large x + 4 = 6\]
Make sense?

Answer 11

so its 2

Answer 12

Yes. X is equal to 2. How to make sure if it's 2?
Well plug it in.\[\large \large \frac{ 2+4 }{ 3 } =2\] The numerator becomes 6.
6/3 = 2.
Yes, x = 2. (Once again)
I hope this help!

Answer 13

When you have an equation with fraction, and you want to solve for x. You want to multiply the base by the denominator. Alright?