Question

3/x = 2/x-2
solving for x

Answer 1

Multiply everything by x.

Answer 2

what about the - 2?

Answer 3

It would become -2x

Answer 4

do you know how to cross multiply?

Answer 5

\[ \large \frac{ 3 }{ x } = \frac{ 2 }{ x-2 }\]
by cross multiply we have
\[\large 3(x-2)= 2x\]

Answer 6

So you would have 3= 2 -2x

Answer 7

\[\large 3x -6 = 2x\]
\[\large x= 6\]

Answer 8

Now, solve for x.

Answer 9

no, you can't multiply by x to solve
because
\[\large \frac{ 3 }{ x } (x) = \frac{ 2 }{ x-2 } (x)\]
is just
\[\large 3 = \frac{ 2 x}{ x-2 } \]

then you'll have to multiply x-2 over to 3
\[3(x-2)=2x\]

which will generate the same answer as mine, x=6

but cross multiply saves alot of space.

Answer 10

Thank You :)

Answer 11

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Answer 12

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