Question

Solve for x: 1 over 2 plus 4 over 2 x equals quantity x plus 4 over 10.

Answer 1

Will medal please help!

Answer 2

can you make it an equation please

Answer 3

1/2 + 4/2x= x+4/10

Answer 4

\[\frac{ 1 }{ 2} + \frac{ 4 }{ 2 }\left( x \right)=\frac{ x+4 }{ 10 }\] ?

Answer 5

no the x is with the 2 on the 2nd fraction

Answer 6

Ok so what do you think you would do 1st?

Answer 7

find the common denominator which is 10x

Answer 8

Yeah so do that and tell me what you get

Answer 9

5x\10x+ 20\10x= x2+4x\10x?

Answer 10

@taylorz115820

Answer 11

Yep I am pretty sure that is right

Now what would you do?

Answer 12

combine the left side

Answer 13

Good

Answer 14

Tell me what you get

Answer 15

The answer I got was 5

Answer 16

as in x=5?

Answer 17

yes

Answer 18

Ok so you can check by plugging 5 into the original equation and checking to see if they equal each other

Answer 19

So if they equal each other then you have done the problem right

Answer 20

Did it work?