Question

2+1/7x = 4

Answer 1

I would take care of the addition first.

\[\frac{ (2+1) }{ 7x} = 4 \]

\[\frac{ 3 }{ 7x} = 4 \]

follow?

Answer 2

ok

Answer 3

i got you

Answer 4

alright, we need to get x by itself

Answer 5

k

Answer 6

\[\frac{ 3 }{ \cancel\7\cancel\x}*(\frac{\cancel\7\cancel\x }{ 1 }) = 4 *(7x)\]

\[3 = 28x \]

Answer 7

how would we solve for x now?

Answer 8

um that last one i could not follow yo on

Answer 9

oh so I multiplied both sides by 7x

Answer 10

7x canceled out on the left side

Answer 11

oh gotcha

Answer 12

divide 28 from both sides

Answer 13

sooooo

Answer 14

what is x ?

Answer 15

one sec

Answer 16

9.3

Answer 17

i think

Answer 18

let's check that

Answer 19

it wasen't right

Answer 20

\[3 = 28x \]

\[\frac{ 3 }{ 28 } = x \]

Answer 21

so you needed to get x by itself

Answer 22

to get x by itself you would divide both sides by 28 follow?

Answer 23

right

Answer 24

maybe try a similar type of problem and work it out

(2+2)/3x = 5

Answer 25

You may have to use parentheses to convey the original problem correctly.

Which of the following did you mean?

2 + (1/7)x = 4

2 + 1 / (7x) = 4

These are quite different.

Answer 26

2 + (1/7)x = 4

Answer 27

hm yeah in that case it's different

Answer 28

Photon: I see the same ambiguity in your post. Please clarify your measing, using parentheses.

Answer 29

whoops

Answer 30

So, what was the original question?

Answer 31

i still need x