Question

3x+1/14=2k/8
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Answer 1

Is this correct?
\[3x+\frac{1}{14}=\frac{2k}{8}\]

Answer 2

I think

Answer 3

Okay, what would you do first? We need to get k by itself.

Answer 4

divide

Answer 5

Wait sorry I've just re-read the equation. What exactly are you trying to do in this question? There are two variables.

Answer 6

solve for x

Answer 7

@Hero @Brooklyn_Boiii @shishi990 @tkhunny

Answer 8

Okay, so we need to get x by itself, not k.\[3x+\frac{1}{14}=\frac{2k}{8}\]
What would you do first?

Answer 9

so do we add the 3 to the 1/14

Answer 10

Nope, because it's 3x we can't just add it. We want to move things over to the right to get the 3x by itself, then we can divide both sides by 3 to leave us with x=...

Answer 11

ohh ok dokie