Question

Help please
What is the value for x in the proportion

Answer 1

What is the proportion?

Answer 2

\[\frac{ x+8 }{ 5x-2 }=\frac{ 3 }{ 8 }\]

Answer 3

What do you think you have to do? Before I explain.

Answer 4

umm simplify

Answer 5

Exactly. So in doing that what would the first step be?

Answer 6

find the like variables

Answer 7

No! You have to cross multiply! Do you know what that is? You need to take 3 and multiply it with 5x-2 and take 8 and multiply it with x+8

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

3(5x-2)=15x-6 then 8(x+8)=8x+64. After that it is all one big problem, THEN you find like terms. Then your answer.

Answer 10

So: Find like terms here: 15x-6+8x+64

Answer 11

umm

Answer 12

15x+8x=23x and 64-6=58. Your answer: 23x+58.

Answer 13

ok yea

Answer 14

Thank you! :3

Answer 15

@ me if you need more help

Answer 16

ok np

Answer 17

@savvvvannahh what is equivalent to 48xy2 + 24xy4 − 12x2y4?

Answer 18

Close this question and open a new one and I will solve this for you

Answer 19

y do i have to close it?