Question

Solve for x: 2 over 3 (x - 2) = 4x.

negative 2 over 5

negative 5 over 2

2 over 5

5

Answer 1

Do you know how to write the equation?

Answer 2

i think so

Answer 3

Solve for x: 2 over 3 (x - 2) = 4x.

Answer 4

Is it this:
\[\LARGE \frac{2}{3}(x-2)=4x\]
or
\[\LARGE \frac{2}{3(x-2)}=4x\]

Answer 5

first one

Answer 6

Then what you need to do is first distribute that 2/3. What do you get when you do that?

Answer 7

so im distributing 2/3 , witch is multiplying it by all the other numbers in the equation ?

Answer 8

That are in the parenthesis.

Answer 9

idk how to multiply the fraction into a x, and idk how to multiply a fraction into a number

Answer 10

I'll start you off, when you distribute you get this:
\[\LARGE \frac{2}{3}x-\frac{2*2}{3}=4x\]
To get rid of the fraction, just multiply everything by 3 to get:
\[\LARGE 2x-(2*2)=12x\]
that 2*2 is just 4 so:
\[\LARGE 2x-4=12x\]
Can you finish it?

Answer 11

really Ⓐ Luigi0210 and u said everyone isnt so nice like meh

Answer 12

no, do i divide the 4 into the 12x or the 2x?

Answer 13

1 over 2 x + 2 = 22
40

Answer 14

@asiarose14 Hmm?
@sunshinee no, isolate the variables from the coefficient.

Answer 15

im not sure what that means i thought a coefficient had something to do with a fraction

Answer 16

Okay, so you have \[\LARGE 2x-4=12x\]
What I mean is get the x's on one side and numbers on the other.
So subtract 2x from both sides.
\[\LARGE 2x-4-2x=12x-2x\]
Simplify:
\[\LARGE -4=10x\]
Now you can divide and get x.

Answer 17

@asiarose14 if you need help I'm more than happy to assist, just don't always expect a direct answer.

Answer 18

is the answer negative 2 over 5 ?
@Luigi0210

Answer 19

Yup :)