Question

Solve for x.

3x+1/14=2x/8

Answer 1

x=2

Answer 2

how and why?

Answer 3

give me a minute i can explain perfactly

Answer 4

Hey! Is 3x + 1 in the numerator or is it just 1 in the numerator?

Answer 5

one sec.

Answer 6

der

Answer 7

Ah, ok! Do you know how to cross multiply?

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

That's what we need to do!

Answer 10

ow this is a strange way of doing it that way

Answer 11

how*

Answer 12

\(\bf\Large \frac{a}{b} = \frac{c}{d} \\\\~ \\\\\to ad=bc\)

Answer 13

is this right

Answer 14

2x?

Answer 15

icri evry teim :(

Answer 16

After cross multiplying, we get:

8(3x+1) = 14(2x)

Do you know the distributive property?

Answer 17

12x+4=7x2x?

Answer 18

oh...

Answer 19

okay then :/

Answer 20

The distributive property is

a(b+c) = ab + ac

So, we have 8(3x + 1)

What is 8 * 3x = ?
Remember, x is just a variable

and what is 8 * 1 = ?